Ink-jet printing method and ink-jet printed cloth
US6371610B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06P5/30
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink-jet printing method of applying an ink containing dyes onto cloth without need for a subsequent step of washing the cloth to produce printed cloth excellent in water, weather and abrasion resistance and dye-specific color brilliancy as well as soft to the touch. In the ink-jet printing method, the cloth is treated with an ink acceptor solution containing an ink holding agent and a synthetic resin having a glass transition temperature from 60 to 150° C. before it is subjected to ink-jet printing and then wet-heat treatment.
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