摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curable solid ink being solid at room temperature and molten at high temperature and suitable for obtaining Braille and raised printed matter by an inkjet printing process. <P>SOLUTION: The curable solid ink includes: an ink medium; one or more waxes; and a photoinitiator, wherein the curable solid ink has hardness after curing of greater than 70, a shrinkage value of less than 5 and pre-cure hardness of greater than 5 and less than 50. It is preferable that the curable solid ink has the hardness after curing of from about 70 to about 90 and has viscosity of less than 10 cPs at 90°C. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |