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Ink-jet textile printing method
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-02
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Granted: 1997-01-14
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Expires: 2015-06-02
Abstract
Abstract A cloth suitable for textile printing, mainly composed of silk fibers, is formed of silk threads which have an average thickness of 14 to 147d and which are composed of silk fibers having an average thickness of 2.5 to 3.5d, the cloth having a moisture percentage of 17 to 112%. In an ink-jet textile-printing method, a textile printing ink is imparted to the cloth, and then a dyeing process is conducted, followed by a washing process.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoji Koike
- 👤 Tomoya Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:17
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06P; D06P5/00; D06P5/30; D06P1/00; D06P1/0004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S8/00; Y10S8/916; Y10S8/917; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2762; Y10T442/277; Y10T442/2779; Y10T442/2787
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
An ink-jet textile printing method comprising the steps of: providing a cloth comprising silk threads made up mainly of silk fibers, said silk threads and silk fibers respectively having a thickness of 14 to 147 denier and 2.5 to 3.5 denier, and said cloth having a moisture regain of 17 to 112% by weight; imparting ink to said cloth using an ink-jet printing process; and conducting a fixing process, and then a washing process on said cloth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
An ink-jet textile printing method comprising the steps of: providing a cloth comprising silk threads made up mainly of silk fibers, said silk threads and silk fibers respectively having a thickness of 14 to 147 denier and 2.5 to 3.5 denier, and said cloth having a moisture regain of 17 to 112% by weight; imparting ink to said cloth using an ink-jet printing process; and conducting a fixing process, and then a washing process on said cloth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said ink-jet printing process utilizes heat energy for imparting an ink to said cloth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said ink contains a dye in an amount of 2 to 25 wt % with respect to the total ink amount, and an aqueous liquid medium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 3, wherein said aqueous liquid medium contains water and a water-soluble organic solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An ink jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said cloth contains a water-soluble metallic salt or a water-soluble high molecular weight polymer in an amount of 0.01 to 20 wt % with respect to the weight of said cloth when dry.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 5, wherein said water-soluble metallic salt is alkali-metal salt or alkali-earth-metal salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 6, wherein said alkali-metal salt is a material selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, and sodium acetate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 6, wherein said alkali-earth-metal salt is a calcium chloride or magnesium chloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 5, wherein said water-soluble polymer is a material selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, sodium alginate, gum arabic, locust beam gum, tragacanth gum, guar gum, and tamarind seeds.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said cloth comprises silk fibers and cellulosic fibers in a blending ratio of at least 70% silk fibers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said cloth has a moisture regain of 18 to 92% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said cloth has a moisture regain of 19 to 72% by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said silk fibers have a thickness of 2.7 to 3.3 denier, and said silk threads have a thickness of 14 to 126 denier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said silk fibers have a thickness of 2.7 to 3.3 denier, and said silk threads have a thickness of 14 to 105 denier.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said ink is imparted in an amount of 4 to 40 nl/mm 2 .
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
An ink-jet textile printing method according to claim 1, wherein said ink is imparted as ink droplet and the volume of the droplet is in a range of 20 to 200 pl.
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