Inkjet printing methods for manufacturing of decorative surfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9650532-B2
Application number	US-201414914033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2014
Priority date	Oct 22, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

An inkjet printing method for manufacturing decorative surfaces includes the steps of a) jetting a color pattern with one or more aqueous inkjet inks including a polymer latex binder on a thermosetting resin impregnated paper; and b) drying the one or more aqueous inkjet inks.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An inkjet printing method for manufacturing decorative surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:
jetting a color pattern with one or more aqueous inkjet inks including a polymer latex binder onto a thermosetting resin impregnated paper; and
drying the one or more aqueous inkjet inks; wherein
the color pattern includes less than 6 g/m 2 ink dry weight.

2. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more aqueous inkjet inks include an aqueous inkjet ink including a color pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellow 151, C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, and mixed crystals thereof.

3. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more aqueous inkjet inks include an aqueous inkjet ink including a color pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Red 254, C.I. Pigment Red 122, and mixed crystals thereof.

4. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more aqueous inkjet inks define an aqueous inkjet ink set including:
a cyan aqueous inkjet ink including a copper phthalocyanine pigment;
a red aqueous inkjet ink including a color pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Red 254, C.I. Pigment Red 122, and mixed crystals thereof;
a yellow aqueous inkjet ink including a color pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellow 151, C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, and mixed crystals thereof; and
a black aqueous inkjet ink including a carbon black pigment.

5. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the thermosetting resin is a melamine based resin.

6. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer latex binder is a polyurethane based latex binder.

7. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more aqueous inkjet inks are jetted at a temperature of not more than 35° C.

8. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the thermosetting resin impregnated paper includes a colored paper substrate.

9. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of jetting the color pattern is performed using a single pass printing process.

10. The inkjet printing method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more aqueous inkjet inks include a humectant in an amount from 0.1 to 30 wt % based on a total weight of the aqueous inkjet ink.

Assignees

• Agfa Graphics Nv

Inventors

• De Mondt Roel
• Torfs Rita

Classifications

• C09D11/322

  Pigment inks · CPC title

• C09D11/40 Primary

  Ink-sets specially adapted for multi-colour inkjet printing · CPC title

• B41M7/0054

  using protective coatings or film forming compositions cured by thermal means, e.g. infrared radiation, heat · CPC title

• B41J2/21

  for multi-colour printing · CPC title

• C09D11/324

  containing carbon black · CPC title