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Ink for ink-jet recording containing specified glycol derivatives
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-09-29
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2017-09-29
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an ink for ink-jetting containing at least a coloring material, water soluble organic solvent and water, comprising: 0.01-5.0% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol, represented by the formula (A): ##STR1## (in which R 1 -R 4 , are respectively an lower alkyl group; l is an integer of 2 or 3; and m and n are respectively an integer of 1 or more); 6.0-14.0% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of a polyalcohol having three hydroxy groups, alkylene glycols represented by the formula (B): HO(C.sub.x H.sub.2x O).sub.y H (B) (in which x and y is respectively an integer, provided that x is 2 or more and x and y have a relation of 2≦X×y≦6), and a mixture thereof; 4.0-10.0% by weight of a lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (C): HO(C.sub.p H.sub.2p O).sub.q R (C) (in which R is a lower alkyl group, p and q is respectively an integer, provided that p is 2 or more and p and q have a relation of 2≦p×q≦6), or a mixture thereof, 2.0-8.0% by weight of polyalkylene glycol having a molecular weight of 150-600; and water, % by weight being based on total weight of the ink.
Inventors
- 👤 Takamasa Ueda
- 👤 Toshiya Natsuhara
- 👤 Masaki Asano
- 👤 Hideo Hotomi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-28 00:52
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An ink for ink-jetting, comprising: 0.5-10% by weight of a coloring material, 0.01-5.0% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol, represented by the formula (A): ##STR4## (in which R 1 -R 4 are respectively an lower alkyl group; l is an integer of 2 or 3; and m and n are respectively an integer of 1 or more); 6.0-14.0% by weight of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (B): HO(C.sub.x H.sub.2x O).sub.y H (B) (in which x and y is respectively an integer, provided that x is 2 or more and x and y have a relation of 2≦x×y≦6); 4.0-10.0% by weight of a lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (C): HO(C.sub.p H.sub.2p O).sub.q R (C) (in which R is a lower alkyl group, p and q is respectively an integer, provided that p is 2 or more and p and q have a relation of 2≦p×q≦6), 2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An ink for ink-jetting, comprising: 0.5-10% by weight of a coloring material, 0.01-5.0% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol, represented by the formula (A): ##STR4## (in which R 1 -R 4 are respectively an lower alkyl group; l is an integer of 2 or 3; and m and n are respectively an integer of 1 or more); 6.0-14.0% by weight of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (B): HO(C.sub.x H.sub.2x O).sub.y H (B) (in which x and y is respectively an integer, provided that x is 2 or more and x and y have a relation of 2≦x×y≦6); 4.0-10.0% by weight of a lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (C): HO(C.sub.p H.sub.2p O).sub.q R (C) (in which R is a lower alkyl group, p and q is respectively an integer, provided that p is 2 or more and p and q have a relation of 2≦p×q≦6), 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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0-8.0% by weight of polyalkylene glycol having a molecular weight of 150-600; and water,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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0-8.0% by weight of polyalkylene glycol having a molecular weight of 150-600; and water,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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% by weight being based on total weight of the ink. 2. An ink of claim 1, in which the alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol is contained at an amount of 0.1-5% by weight, and a total amount of the alkylene glycol, lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol and polyalkylene glycol is 10-30% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 1, in which R 1 and R 2 are the same alkyl group having 1-5 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are the same alkyl group having 1-5 carbon atoms, and m+n is within the range of 2-60.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 3, in which R 1 and R 2 are the same alkyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are respectively a methyl group, and m+n is within the range of 2-30.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 1, having a surface tension between 30 and 50 dyn/cm at 25° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 1, in which an aliphatic alcohol is contained at an amount of 0.1-15% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 6, in which the aliphatic alcohol is an alkyl alcohol having an alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 1, in which an amphiphilic agent is contained at an amount of 0.01-5% by weight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 8, in which the amphiphilic agent is selected from the group consisting of an urea, an amide, a cyclic amide, an alkanol amine and a mixture thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 9, in which the amphiphilic agent is triethanolamine and contained at an amount of 0.1-2% by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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An ink for ink-jetting, comprising: 0.5-10% by weight of a coloring material, 0.01-5.0% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol, represented by the formula (A): ##STR5## (in which R 1 -R 4 are respectively an lower alkyl group; "l" is an integer of 2 or 3; and m and n are respectively an integer of 1 or more); 6.0-14.0% by weight of a polyalcohol having three hydroxy groups; 4.0-10.0% by weight of a lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (C): HO(C.sub.p H.sub.2p O).sub.q R (C) (in which R is a lower alkyl group, p and q is respectively an integer, provided that p is 2 or more and p and q have a relation of 2≦p×q≦6), 2.0-8.0% by weight of polyalkylene glycol having a molecular weight of 150-600; and water, % by weight being based on total weight of the ink.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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An ink for ink-jetting, comprising: 0.5-10% by weight of a coloring material, 0.01-5.0% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol, represented by the formula (A): ##STR5## (in which R 1 -R 4 are respectively an lower alkyl group; "l" is an integer of 2 or 3; and m and n are respectively an integer of 1 or more); 6.0-14.0% by weight of a polyalcohol having three hydroxy groups; 4.0-10.0% by weight of a lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol represented by the formula (C): HO(C.sub.p H.sub.2p O).sub.q R (C) (in which R is a lower alkyl group, p and q is respectively an integer, provided that p is 2 or more and p and q have a relation of 2≦p×q≦6), 2.0-8.0% by weight of polyalkylene glycol having a molecular weight of 150-600; and water, % by weight being based on total weight of the ink.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 11, in which the alkylene oxide adduct of acetylene glycol is contained at an amount of 0.1-5% by weight, and a total amount of the polyalcohol, lower alkyl ether of alkylene glycol and polyalkylene glycol is 10-30% by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 11, in which R 1 and R 2 are the same alkyl group having 1-5 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are the same alkyl group having 1-5 carbon atoms, and m+n is within the range of 2-60.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 13, in which R 1 and R 2 are the same alkyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are a metyhl group, and m+n is within the range of 2-30.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 11, having a surface tension between 30 and 50 dyn/cm at 25° C.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 11, in which an aliphatic alcohol is contained at an amount of 0.1-15% by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 16, in which the aliphatic alcohol is an alkyl alcohol having an alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 11, in which an amphiphilic agent is contained at an amount of 0.01-5% by weight.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 18, in which the amphiphilic agent is selected from the group consisting of an urea, an amide, a cyclic amide, an alkanol amine and a mixture thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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An ink of claim 19, in which the amphiphilic agent is triethanolamine and contained at an amount of 0.1-2% by weight.
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