Ink set and recording method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10487227-B2
Application number	US-201816142019-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2018
Priority date	Sep 28, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

An ink set which is used for sublimation transfer includes a first ink, and a second ink. The first ink has a color after transfer of |a*|≤10 and |b*|≤10 in a CIELAB color space, and contains a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin. The second ink has a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space, and contains a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin. A glass transition temperature of the first dispersion resin and is different than that of the second dispersion resin.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ink set which is used for sublimation transfer, comprising:
a first ink having a color after transfer of |a*|≤10 and |b*|≤10 in a CIELAB color space, and containing a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin; and
a second ink having a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space, and containing a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin,
wherein the first dispersion resin has a first glass transition temperature, the second dispersion resin has a second glass transition temperature, and the first and second glass transition temperatures are different from each other.

2. The ink set according to claim 1 , wherein the first glass transition temperature is higher than the second glass transition temperature.

3. The ink set according to claim 2 , wherein the first glass transition temperature is at least 20° C. higher than the second glass transition temperature.

4. The ink set according to claim 1 , wherein
the first dispersion resin is one or more selected from acrylic resin, styrene resin, and urethane resin, and
the second dispersion resin is one or more selected from acrylic resin, styrene resin, and urethane resin.

5. The ink set according to claim 4 , wherein
the first dispersion resin is one or more selected from styrene resin and urethane resin, and
the second dispersion resin is one or more selected from styrene resin and urethane resin.

6. The ink set according to claim 1 , wherein both of the first dispersion resin and the second dispersion resin have an aromatic ring structure.

7. The ink set according to claim 1 , wherein the second ink contains, as the second disperse dye, one or more selected from C.I. disperse blue 60, C.I. disperse blue 87, C.I. disperse blue 165, C.I. disperse blue 359, C.I. disperse violet 28, C.I. solvent violet 13, C.I. disperse red 60, C.I. disperse red 154, C.I. disperse red 191, C.I. disperse red 277, C.I. disperse red 362, C.I. disperse red 364, C.I. solvent red 242, C.I. disperse orange 25, C.I. solvent orange 60, C.I. disperse yellow 54, C.I. disperse yellow 71, C.I. disperse yellow 82, C.I. disperse yellow 114, C.I. disperse yellow 163, C.I. disperse yellow 184, C.I. disperse yellow 232, C.I. solvent yellow 82, and C.I. solvent yellow 145.

8. The ink set according to claim 1 , wherein the first ink contains C.I. disperse blue 360 as the first disperse dye.

9. The ink set according to claim 1 , wherein either one or both of the first ink and the second ink further contain glycol ether.

10. A recording method using an ink set for sublimation transfer and includes a first ink and a second ink, the method comprising:
applying the first ink and the second ink to a transfer paper by an ink jet method; and
heating the transfer paper, after the application of the first ink and the second ink,
wherein the first ink has a color after transfer of |a*|≤10 and |b*|≤10 in a CIELAB color space,
the first ink contains a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin,
the second ink has a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space,
the second ink contains a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin, and
the first dispersion resin has a first glass transition temperature, the second dispersion resin has a second glass transition temperature, and the first and second glass transition temperatures are different from each other.

11. The recording method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
additional heating of the transfer paper and a recording medium while the transfer paper and the recording medium are facing each other,
wherein the recording medium contains polyester.

12. The ink set according to claim 10 , wherein the first glass transition temperature is higher than the second glass transition temperature.

13. The ink set according to claim 12 , wherein the first glass transition temperature is at least 20° C. higher than the second glass transition temperature.

14. The ink set according to claim 10 , wherein
the first dispersion resin is one or more selected from acrylic resin, styrene resin, and urethane resin, and
the second dispersion resin is one or more selected from acrylic resin, styrene resin, and urethane resin.

15. The ink set according to claim 14 , wherein
the first dispersion resin is one or more selected from styrene resin and urethane resin, and
the second dispersion resin is one or more selected from styrene resin and urethane resin.

16. The ink set according to claim 10 , wherein both of the first dispersion resin and the second dispersion resin have an aromatic ring structure.

17. The ink set according to claim 10 , wherein the second ink contains, as the second disperse dye, one or more selected from C.I. disperse blue 60, C.I. disperse blue 87, C.I. disperse blue 165, C.I. disperse blue 359, C.I. disperse violet 28, C.I. solvent violet 13, C.I. disperse red 60, C.I. disperse red 154, C.I. disperse red 191, C.I. disperse red 277, C.I. disperse red 362, C.I. disperse red 364, C.I. solvent red 242, C.I. disperse orange 25, C.I. solvent orange 60, C.I. disperse yellow 54, C.I. disperse yellow 71, C.I. disperse yellow 82, C.I. disperse yellow 114, C.I. disperse yellow 163, C.I. disperse yellow 184, C.I. disperse yellow 232, C.I. solvent yellow 82, and C.I. solvent yellow 145.

18. The ink set according to claim 10 , wherein the first ink contains C.I. disperse blue 360 as the first disperse dye.

19. The ink set according to claim 10 , wherein either one or both of the first ink and the second ink further contain glycol ether.

20. An ink set which is used for sublimation transfer, comprising:
a first ink having a color after transfer of |a*|≤10 and |b*|≤10 in a CIELAB color space, and containing a first disperse dye dispersed by a first dispersion resin; and
a second ink having a color after transfer of |a*|>10 or |b*|>10 in the CIELAB color space, and containing a second disperse dye dispersed by a second dispersion resin,
wherein the first dispersion resin has a first glass transition temperature, the second dispersion resin has a second glass transition temperature, and the first glass transition temperature is at least 20° C. higher than the second glass transition temperature,
wherein the first dispersion resin is one or more selected from styrene resin and urethane resin, and the second dispersion resin is one or more selected from styrene resin and urethane resin, and
both of the first dispersion resin and the second dispersion resin have an aromatic ring structure.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kagata Takayoshi
• Fukumoto Hiroshi
• Yano Takeshi
• Nakamura Miho
• Hattori Shugo
• Aoki Katsuko
• Kawada Shigeki

Classifications

• C09D11/102

  containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds · CPC title

• B41M5/38235

  characterised by transferable colour-forming materials · CPC title

• C09D11/107 Primary

  from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof · CPC title

• B41M5/0256

  the transferable ink pattern being obtained by means of a computer driven printer, e.g. an ink jet or laser printer, or by electrographic means · CPC title

• C09D11/328

  characterised by dyes · CPC title