Aqueous ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus
US7878643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D11/328
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An aqueous ink contains at least an aqueous medium, a surfactant, and a dye. The aqueous medium includes only water and at least one water-soluble organic compound(s) and the static surface tension of the aqueous medium is from 45 mN/m or more to 57 mN/m or less. The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink satisfies the following conditions: (1) The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds is from 42 mN/m or more to less than 49 mN/m; (2) The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is from 28 mN/m or more to 38 mN/m or less; and (3) A difference between the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds and the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is 7 mN/m or more.
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