Water-based ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, ink jet recording apparatus, and image forming method
US8899736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/16517
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water-based ink of the present invention includes water, a plurality of different water-soluble organic solvents, and a water-insoluble coloring material, wherein the water-soluble organic solvents consist of a good solvent to the water-insoluble coloring material and a poor solvent to the water-insoluble coloring material, and the total amount (% by mass) of the good solvents in the ink is represented by A and the total amount (% by mass) of the poor solvent in the ink is represented by B, the ratio of A to B ranges from 10:5 to 10:30 both inclusive, and when the respective Ka values of the above water-soluble organic solvents are determined by the Bristow method and compared with each other, a water-soluble organic solvent having the largest Ka value is the poor solvent. The pigment ink has a sufficiently large area factor even with a small amount of ink.
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