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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Sakata Inx Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Hirohito Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Kazuki Moriyasu, Osaka, JP;
Eri Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Takaaki Sano, Osaka, JP;
SAKATA INX CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning fluid used in an ink-jet printer ejecting an aqueous ink-jet ink containing a pigment and an alkali-soluble resin, to clean a portion of the ink-jet printer to which the ejected aqueous ink-jet ink is adherent. The cleaning fluid includes a surfactant, an antiseptic, and water. The surfactant is a compound having a polyoxyalkylene skeleton and an HLB of 9-20, and the antiseptic includes a compound having a hydantoin skeleton, the content of which is 0.05-0.3 mass %. The cleaning fluid does not attack nozzle plates made of silicone and has satisfactory storage stability, antiseptic effect, and ability to remove aqueous ink-jet inks.