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Recording ink, ink media set, ink cartridge, ink recorded matter, inkjet recording apparatus, and inkjet recording method

US8173227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2007
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M5/52
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a recording ink containing: solid constituents, which contain a colorant and a resin, and stay solid in the ink having a temperature of 25° C.; liquid constituents, which have a higher boiling point than a boiling point of water, and stay liquid in the ink having a temperature of 25° C.; and water, wherein a total amount of the solid constituents in the recording ink is in the range of 2.0% by mass or more to less than 20% by mass, wherein a ratio A/B of a total amount of the liquid constituents in the recording ink A to the total amount of the solid constituents in the recording ink B is from 0.70 to 1.75, and wherein the viscosity of the recording ink at 25° C. is 10 mPa s or less.

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