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Ink-jet printing process and print
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-04-23
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Granted: 2000-03-14
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Expires: 2017-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an ink-jet printing process comprising the three steps of (a) applying inks containing a disperse dye, a compound for dispersing the disperse dye and an aqueous medium to a cloth comprising fibers dyeable with disperse dyes according to an ink-jet system (b) subjecting the cloth, to which the inks have been applied, to a heat treatment and (c) cleaning the heat-treated cloth, wherein the inks comprise two or more inks which separately contain disperse dyes of the same hue and are different in dye concentration, and the thermal diffusivity of the disperse dye used in the ink having a low dye concentration is higher than that of the disperse dye used in the ink having a high dye concentration.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Hakamada
- 👤 Masahiro Haruta
- 👤 Shoji Koike
- 👤 Koromo Shirota
- 👤 Tomoya Yamamoto
- 👤 Mariko Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:23
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06P; D06P5/00; D06P5/30; B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; D06P5/20; D06P5/2066; D06P5/2077; D06P1/00; D06P1/16; D06P3/00; D06P3/34; D06P3/52; D06P3/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
An ink-jet printing process comprising the three steps of: (a) applying a first aqueous ink and a second aqueous ink to a cloth comprising fibers, the first aqueous ink containing a first disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the first disperse dye and the second aqueous ink containing a second disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the second disperse dye; (b) subjecting the cloth, to which the inks have been applied, to a heat treatment; and (c) washing the cloth resulting from step (b), wherein a dye concentration of the first ink is higher than a dye concentration of the second ink, and the first disperse dye and the second disperse dye are different from each other, and both of the disperse dyes are a same hue in the Munsell color chart, and wherein the second dye has a color fastness of from Class 2 to 3 as determined in accordance with Method B in "Testing Method for Color Fastness to Dry Heating" prescribed in JIS L 0879-1975, and the first disperse dye has a color fastness of higher than Class 3.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
An ink-jet printing process comprising the three steps of: (a) applying a first aqueous ink and a second aqueous ink to a cloth comprising fibers, the first aqueous ink containing a first disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the first disperse dye and the second aqueous ink containing a second disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the second disperse dye; (b) subjecting the cloth, to which the inks have been applied, to a heat treatment; and (c) washing the cloth resulting from step (b), wherein a dye concentration of the first ink is higher than a dye concentration of the second ink, and the first disperse dye and the second disperse dye are different from each other, and both of the disperse dyes are a same hue in the Munsell color chart, and wherein the second dye has a color fastness of from Class 2 to 3 as determined in accordance with Method B in "Testing Method for Color Fastness to Dry Heating" prescribed in JIS L 0879-1975, and the first disperse dye has a color fastness of higher than Class 3.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, wherein the dye concentration of the second ink is within a range of from 1/3-1/10 of that of the first ink.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 2, wherein the dye concentration of the second ink is within a range of 1/4-1/8 of that of the first ink.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, wherein the cloth comprises polyester fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, wherein the heat treatment in the step (b) is a high-temperature steaming process.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, wherein the ink-jet system is a system that thermal energy is applied to inks to eject the inks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, wherein the ejection velocity of the inks is within a range of from 5 to 20 m/sec.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, which comprises a step of pretreating the cloth prior to the step (a).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 8, wherein the pretreatment is conducted with at least one of urea, a water-soluble polymer and a water-soluble metal salt.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 1, further comprising a step of applying a third ink which is different from the first and second inks in its hue.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printed article obtained in accordance with the ink-jet printing process according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, and 4 to 10.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
174 words
An ink-jet printing process comprising the steps of: (i) providing a first aqueous ink containing a first disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the first disperse dye and second aqueous inks containing a second disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the second disperse dye, the first disperse dye and the second disperse dye being a same hue in a Munsell color chart, the second disperse dye having a color fastness of from Class 2 to 3 as determined in accordance with Method B in "Testing Method for Color Fastness to Dry Heating" prescribed in JIS L 0879-1975, and the first disperse dye having a color fastness of higher than Class 3, and the first ink having a higher dye-concentration than the second ink; (ii) applying the first and second aqueous inks to a cloth; (iii) heating the cloth to which the first and the second inks have been applied, and diffusing the second dye on the cloth so as to alleviate graininess; and (iv) washing the cloth resulting from the step (iii).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
174 words
An ink-jet printing process comprising the steps of: (i) providing a first aqueous ink containing a first disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the first disperse dye and second aqueous inks containing a second disperse dye and a compound for dispersing the second disperse dye, the first disperse dye and the second disperse dye being a same hue in a Munsell color chart, the second disperse dye having a color fastness of from Class 2 to 3 as determined in accordance with Method B in "Testing Method for Color Fastness to Dry Heating" prescribed in JIS L 0879-1975, and the first disperse dye having a color fastness of higher than Class 3, and the first ink having a higher dye-concentration than the second ink; (ii) applying the first and second aqueous inks to a cloth; (iii) heating the cloth to which the first and the second inks have been applied, and diffusing the second dye on the cloth so as to alleviate graininess; and (iv) washing the cloth resulting from the step (iii).
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