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Ink-jet recording process, and ink set and ink-jet recording apparatus for use in such process
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1996-05-17
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Granted: 1998-03-31
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Expires: 2016-05-17
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an ink-jet recording process which comprises using at least color inks of yellow, magenta and cyan colors and a black ink, and ejecting out the inks on a recording material to record a color image on the recording material, wherein the color inks contain a penetrability-imparting surfactant and/or a penetrable solvent, and the black ink contains a pigment as a coloring material. An ink set and an instrument for use in such a process are also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuko Suga
- 👤 Jiro Moriyama
- 👤 Masato Katayama
- 👤 Toshiharu Inui
- 👤 Yutaka Kurabayashi
- 👤 Koromo Shirota
- 👤 Akio Kashiwazaki
- 👤 Masahiko Tonogaki
- 👤 Aya Takaide
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 23:31
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/40; B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/0011; B41M5/0017; B41M7/00; B41M7/0018
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An ink-jet recording process comprising the steps of: providing a recording material, providing at least color inks of yellow, magenta and cyan and a black ink, and ejecting the inks onto the recording material to record a color image and a black image on the recording material, wherein the inks of the yellow, magenta and cyan colors contain at least a surfactant and/or a solvent which provide penetrability of the color inks into the recording material and a salt, and the black ink comprises a pigment, a water-soluble solvent, water and a dispersant for dispersing the pigment, which black ink causes viscosity increase or aggregation by dispersion breaking with the salt, and wherein the black ink and the color inks overlap each other on the recording material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
An ink-jet recording process comprising the steps of: providing a recording material, providing at least color inks of yellow, magenta and cyan and a black ink, and ejecting the inks onto the recording material to record a color image and a black image on the recording material, wherein the inks of the yellow, magenta and cyan colors contain at least a surfactant and/or a solvent which provide penetrability of the color inks into the recording material and a salt, and the black ink comprises a pigment, a water-soluble solvent, water and a dispersant for dispersing the pigment, which black ink causes viscosity increase or aggregation by dispersion breaking with the salt, and wherein the black ink and the color inks overlap each other on the recording material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The ink-jet recording process according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant added to the recording inks of the yellow, magenta and cyan colors is one of ionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants, or a mixture of at least two surfactants thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ink-jet recording process according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant added to the recording inks of the yellow, magenta and cyan colors is a nonionic surfactant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The ink-jet recording process according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant added to the recording inks of the yellow, magenta and cyan colors comprises at least one compound selected from ethylene oxide adducts of higher alcohols, ethylene oxide adducts of alkylphenols, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers and ethylene oxide adducts of acetylene glycol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The ink-jet recording process according to claim 1, wherein the solvent added to the recording inks of the yellow, magenta and cyan colors comprises at least one compound selected from ethers, lower alkyl ethers of polyhydric alcohols and monohydric alcohols.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The ink-jet recording process according to claim 1, wherein the dispersant is an alkali-soluble resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
An ink jet recording method comprising the steps of: providing a recording medium, and discharging a black ink and a color ink onto the recording medium, overlapping the black ink with the color ink on the recording medium, wherein said color ink contains a water-soluble dye, a water-soluble solvent, water and a salt, and said black ink comprises a pigment, a water-soluble resin for dispersing said pigment and water, which black ink causes viscosity increase or aggregation by dispersion breaking with the salt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
83 words
An ink jet recording method comprising the steps of: providing a recording medium, and discharging a black ink and a color ink onto the recording medium, overlapping the black ink with the color ink on the recording medium, wherein said color ink contains a water-soluble dye, a water-soluble solvent, water and a salt, and said black ink comprises a pigment, a water-soluble resin for dispersing said pigment and water, which black ink causes viscosity increase or aggregation by dispersion breaking with the salt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An ink jet recording method according to claim 7, wherein said color ink is any one of cyan, yellow or magenta ink.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
An ink jet recording method according to claim 7, wherein said salt contains one or more materials selected from a group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, ammonium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, barium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lithium carbonate, ammonium carbonate, sodium acetate, potassium acetate, lithium acetate, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate and aluminum sulfate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink jet recording method according to claim 7, wherein the pH of said black ink is 7 to 10.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An ink jet recording method according to claim 7, wherein ink is discharged by applying a heat energy to ink.
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