Printing device and printing method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9873252
APP PUB NO 20170182770A1
SERIAL NO

15388653

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A printing device including an inkjet head including a nozzle plate, where the printing device is configured to eject an ink from the inkjet head and the ink includes a colorant, at least one organic solvent, and water, wherein a dynamic surface tension A of the ink at 25° C. with a surface lifetime of 15 msec as measured by a maximum bubble pressure method is 34.0 mN/m or less, and the dynamic surface tension A and a static surface tension B of the ink at 25° C. satisfy a formula below,

description='In-line Formulae' end='lead'10.0%≦[(A−B)/(A+B)]×100≦19.0%, anddescription='In-line Formulae' end='tail'

wherein a receding contact angle of the ink relative to the nozzle plate is 35° or greater.

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RICOH COMPANY LTD3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Gotou, Hiroshi Shizuoka, JP 116 2193

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