Water-based inkjet ink and production method for printed matter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11352516-B2
Application number	US-201816626050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

One embodiment relates to a water-based inkjet ink containing at least water, a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent and a binder resin, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C., in an amount of 15 to 50% by weight relative to the total weight of the water-based inkjet ink, and the acid value of the binder resin is at least 5 mgKOH/g but less than 60 mgKOH/g.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A water-based inkjet ink comprising at least water, a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent and a binder resin, wherein
the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C.,
water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C. comprises a solvent having an HLB value of not more than 8,
an amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C. is from 15 to 50% by weight relative to a total weight of the water-based inkjet ink, and
an acid value of the binder resin is at least 5 mgKOH/g but 40 mgKOH/g or less.

2. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble organic solvent comprises an alkanediol of at least 4 carbon atoms.

3. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 2 , wherein an amount of the alkanediol of at least 4 carbon atoms is from 10 to 95% by weight relative to a total weight of the water-soluble organic solvent.

4. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble organic solvent comprises an alkanediol of not more than 3 carbon atoms.

5. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the binder resin is a copolymer having at least a structural unit derived from a hydrophilic monomer having a carboxyl group and a structural unit derived from a monomer having an alkyl group.

6. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the binder resin comprises at least a (meth)acrylic resin and/or a styrene-(meth)acrylic-based copolymer.

7. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the binder resin is within a range from 5,000 to 20,000.

8. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the binder resin is from 2 to 10% by weight relative to a total weight of the water-based inkjet ink.

9. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the water-based inkjet ink has a surface tension at 25° C. of 20 to 35 mN/m and a viscosity at 25° C. of 1 to 20 mPa·s.

10. A method for producing the water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes a step of mixing and stirring at least a pigment dispersion comprising the pigment and water, the binder resin, and the water-soluble organic solvent.

11. A production method for water-based inkjet ink printed matter that includes a step of applying the water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 to a substrate being transported at a speed of at least 30 m/minute using a line pass type inkjet printing system, and a step of applying thermal energy to the substrate to dry the water-based inkjet ink.

12. The production method for water-based inkjet ink printed matter according to claim 11 , wherein a method used for drying the water-based inkjet ink uses infrared irradiation.

13. Printed matter obtained by printing the water-based inkjet ink according to claim 1 onto a substrate.

14. A water-based inkjet ink comprising at least water, a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent and a binder resin, wherein
the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C.,
the water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C. comprises a solvent having an HLB value of not more than 8,
an amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C. is from 15 to 50% by weight relative to a total weight of the water-based inkjet ink,
an acid value of the binder resin is at least 5 mgKOH/g but less than 60 mgKOH/g, and
the binder resin has a block structure.

15. A water-based inkjet ink comprising at least water, a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent and a binder resin, wherein
the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 210 to 230° C.,
the water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 210 to 230° C. includes a solvent having two or more hydroxyl groups,
an amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having a surface tension of 30 to 50 mN/m and a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 180 to 230° C. is from 15 to 50% by weight relative to a total weight of the water-based inkjet ink, and
an acid value of the binder resin is at least 5 mgKOH/g but 40 mgKOH/g or less.

16. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 15 , wherein the binder resin is a copolymer having at least a structural unit derived from a hydrophilic monomer having a carboxyl group and a structural unit derived from a monomer having an alkyl group.

17. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 5 , wherein the alkyl group of the monomer has 12 to 36 carbon atoms.

18. The water-based inkjet ink according to claim 16 , wherein the alkyl group of the monomer has 12 to 36 carbon atoms.

Assignees

• Toyo Ink Sc Holdings Co Ltd
• Toyocolor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoda Atsushi
• Suzuki Yoshihito
• Okamoto Mayuko
• Jonai Kazuhiro
• Suzuki Norio

Classifications

• C09D11/322 Primary

  Pigment inks · CPC title

• C09D11/108

  Hydrocarbon resins · CPC title

• C09D11/107

  from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof · CPC title

• B41M5/502

  characterised by structural details, e.g. multilayer materials (supports, backcoats or intermediate layers for thermal dye transfer donor and receiver sheets B41M5/41, B41M5/42) · CPC title

• B41J2/01

  Ink jet · CPC title