Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Fuminori Koide

Ken Hashimoto

Toshitake Yui

Yoshiro Yamashita

Akihiko Chujo

Masaki Yoshino

Yasuharu Endo

Izuru Matsui

Kozo Oka

Etsuo Sagara

An ink recording method is disclosed, which comprises printing a recording paper with an aqueous ink and immediately thereafter applying pressure onto the recording paper, whereby sharp images can be printed at high speed even on a plain paper.

Ink recording method

An ink-jet ink contains water, a coloring material and an amine compound represented by the formula: R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 N (I) wherein one or two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent(s) (an) alkyl group(s) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms substituted by at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a sulfonic acid group, and a Li, Na, Na, K or ammonium salt thereof, and the remainder represents(s) (an) hydrogen atom(s) or (an) alkyl group(s) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms substituted by a hydroxide group or a carbamoyl group. The pH value of the ink is preferably between 6 to 8. Moreover, printing may be made by applying thermal energy to the ink and forming droplets. The ink and the method of printing using the ink may prevent the change of the amount of ink droplets due to kogation on a heater even with a long-term use, and may not cause a heater trouble due to the corrosion of materials constantly in contact with ink. Further, even if the ink is stored for a long-period, the pH of the ink may be kept to be stable and clogging of print head may be prevented and change of hue of images may be avoided.

Ink-jet ink and method of printing using the same

Ink-jet recording ink comprising water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a color material as essential ingredients, wherein the total volume of particulate matter ranges from 1.times.10.sup.-9 to 1.times.10.sup.-2 cm.sup.3 per cm.sup.3 of ink, whereby defects in images such as blank areas on images, fluctuations in dot diameter and the disturbed shape of dots are not generated to give a prominent effect and wherein the total volume of the particulate matter existing in 1 cm.sup.3 of the ink is adjusted to 3.5.times.10.sup.-6 or less, whereby ink which is stable even after long-term use can be obtained and change in amount of ink at jetting is slight, as well as defects in images can be prevented.

Ink-jet recording ink and ink-jet recording methods thereof

An ink for inkjet printers comprises water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a colorant. The ink further comprises an amine having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group, a carboxylic acid group and a halogen atom, so that the variation in pH of the ink can be suppressed to a minimum. The pH of the ink is preferably in the range of from 5 to 9.

Ink for inkjet printing

An ink for ink jet recording contains a dye and water, a water soluble organic solvent which dissolves the dye, and 0.8 to 5 weight percent of propylene oxide/ethylene oxide block copolymer which has an average molecular weight from 1000 to 5000 and whose content of ethylene oxide group is in the range from 5 to 60 weight percent based on the average molecular weight of the block copolymer. The ink has a surface tension of 30-40 dyne/cm and a viscosity of 1-10 centipoise. An ink jet ink of this invention can be a combination of three colors, e.g., cyan, magenta and yellow, or four colors (adding black to these colors).

Ink containing propylene oxide/ethylene oxide block copolymers for ink

An novel ink for thermal ink jet recording comprising at least water and a coloring material is provided, characterized in that there is contained an amino compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a C.sub.1-5 alkyl group having a hydroxyl group; R.sub.2, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-5 alkyl group having a hydroxyl group; R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may be the same or different and each represents a C.sub.1-3 alkylene group; and R.sub.6 represents a C.sub.1-5 alkylene group. The content of said amino compound is in the range of 0.005 to 5.0% by weight.

Ink for thermal ink jet recording

An electrostatic printing method is disclosed which improves the print quality by using an infrared or a flash fixing method followed by a charge recovery step whereby the image region potential of the printing master is increased by subjecting the master to one or more charging cycles.

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Minami-ashigara, Japan

Fuminori Koide