Hitachi Maxell, Limited

Satoshi Kobayashi

Masayuki Oya

The present invention provides an energy ray-curable ink composition excellent in the continuous discharge property, and excellent in curability and adherability. The present invention relates to an energy ray-curable ink composition which contains a coloring agent, contains only a monofunctional monomer having an acrylic equivalent of 300 or less, and having one ethylenic double bond in one molecule, and a polyfunctional monomer having an acrylic equivalent of 150 or less, and having two or more ethylenic double bonds in one molecule as a polymerizable compound, contains an &#x3b1;-aminoalkylphenone compound and a thioxanthone compound as a photopolymerization initiator, and contains a silicone compound having a polydimethylsiloxane structure as a surface conditioner.

Energy ray-curable ink composition

An object of the present invention is to provide an energy ray-curable ink composition which is excellent in curability and adhesion, and is also excellent in storage stability. The present invention relates to an energy ray-curable ink composition comprising a coloring material; a polyfunctional monomer having three or more ethylenical double bonds in one molecule as a polymerizable compound; an &#x3b1;-aminoalkylphenone-based compound and a thioxanthone-based compound as photopolymerization initiators; and a hindered amine-based compound having a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl group as an antigelling agent.

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