Patent ID: 6815021
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
A recording medium for ink jet printers, comprising an ink receiving layer containing at least pigment and binder resin, wherein said ink receiving layer contains at least two chosen from partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of saponification of 85.0 to 73.0 mol % and a degree of polymerization of 300 to 1500; acetoacetyl modified polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of saponification of 92.0 to 73.0 mol % a degree of polymerization of 300 to 1500, and a degree of acetoacetyl modification of 6.5 to 0.5 mol %; carboxylic acid modified polyvinylacetyl resin having a degree of acetalization of 10.0 to 40.0 mol %, viscosity in a 20% solution of 3000 to 6000 cps, and residual hydroxyl group of 35.0 to 65.0 mol %; and secondary alcohol ethoxylate type surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophile balance value of 8.0 to 14.0, as a color stability improving component.