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20080238998 | ACTIVE-ENERGY RAY CURABLE INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An active-energy ray curable ink-jet recording apparatus includes: an active-energy ray irradiation source; a plurality of full-line ink-jet heads which eject a liquid functional material that is curable by an active-energy ray, onto a recording medium which is scanned and transported; and a head controller for controlling the heads to form an image on the recording medium, wherein the plurality of full-line ink-jet heads include at least a black head and a yellow head on an extreme downstream side in a direction of transporting the recording medium. | 10-02-2008 |
20090246396 | LIQUID COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid coating apparatus has: a coating roller which has a coating surface; a liquid holding unit which abuts against the coating surface of the coating roller so as to form a liquid holding space; a medium support member which faces the coating surface in such a manner that the medium support member and the coating roller nip and support the medium; an abutment pressure-varying device which adjusts at least one of a first abutment pressure between the coating surface of the coating roller and the liquid holding unit and a second abutment pressure between the coating surface of the coating roller and the medium; and a control device which controls the abutment pressure-varying device according to a relative position of the medium with respect to the coating roller, wherein the coating roller rotates while the medium is sandwiched by the medium support member and the coating roller in such a manner that the liquid is fed to the coating surface from the liquid holding unit and the liquid is transferred to the medium from the coating surface. | 10-01-2009 |
20090291215 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The method forms an image by directly depositing aqueous ink ejected from an inkjet recording apparatus onto a recording medium. The method comprises: using, as the inkjet recording apparatus, an apparatus including: an image formation unit having a line head type inkjet head disposed opposite a circumferential surface of an image formation drum, the inkjet head depositing the aqueous ink onto the recording medium while the recording medium is held and conveyed in rotation on the circumferential surface of the image formation drum; and a drying unit arranged on a downstream side of the image formation unit, the drying unit having a drying device disposed opposite a circumferential surface of a drying drum, the drying device drying a solvent in the aqueous ink deposited on the recording medium, the drying unit drying the solvent by means of the drying device while the recording medium is held and conveyed in rotation on the circumferential surface of the drying drum; using, as the recording medium, a special paper which is a recording medium successively laminated from a base paper, a first layer containing a binder and a second layer containing a white pigment, the base paper with the first layer provided thereon having a Cobb water absorbency of not higher than 5.0 g/m | 11-26-2009 |
20100165022 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING MAINTENANCE SERVICE - An image forming apparatus includes: a recording head which has a plurality of nozzles for ejecting an ink onto a recording medium; a movement device which causes relative movement between the recording head and the recording medium; an image forming controller which controls the recording head according to image data in such a manner that an image corresponding to the image data is formed on the recording medium; an ejection abnormality detection device which detects ejection abnormality including at least one of non-ejection and ejection direction deviation of the plurality of nozzles; a compensation device which compensates an image defect caused by the ejection abnormality; and a determination device which determines whether or not the head is in a state where the compensation device can compensate the image defect, according to detection result of the ejection abnormality detection device. | 07-01-2010 |
20140248473 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATIVE SHEET MOLDED PRODUCT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IN-MOLD MOLDED ARTICLE, AND IN-MOLD MOLDED ARTICLE - Disclosed is a process for producing a decorative sheet, the process comprising a discharge step of discharging an ink composition onto a recording medium, a drying step of drying the ink composition above the recording medium by means of heat, and a curing step of curing the ink composition above the recording medium by means of a light source having a peak wavelength of 200 nm to 300 nm, the ink composition comprising (Component A) a polymer compound comprising a monomer unit (a-1) having a partial structure represented by Formula (1) below and a monomer unit (a-2) having a hydrophilic group, (Component B) water, and (Component C) a pigment. | 09-04-2014 |
20150049149 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An inkjet recording method including applying an undercoat solution onto a transparent recording medium, semi-curing the undercoat solution, discharging an ink composition onto the semi-cured undercoat solution, and carrying out overall curing of the semi-cured undercoat solution and the ink composition by exposure under an low oxygen atmosphere after the image formation, the undercoat solution comprising two or more types of polymers and/or oligomers from among polymers and oligomers having a structure selected from the group consisting of a polyester structure, a polyurethane structure, and a chlorinated polyolefin structure, the ink composition comprising at least 95 parts of a polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated compound relative to 100 parts of the total content of ethylenically unsaturated compound, and at least 5 parts of a polyalkylene glycol diacrylate, and exposure in the overall curing being carried out from both the image formation face and the reverse face of the recording medium. | 02-19-2015 |
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20090079784 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The image forming method is for forming an image on an image formation body by using an ink liquid including a coloring material and an aggregation treatment agent including a component that causes the coloring material to aggregate. The image forming method includes: an aggregation treatment layer formation step of forming, on the image formation body, a semisolid aggregation treatment layer that includes the aggregation treatment agent and has a moisture content ratio not more than 56%; an ink droplet deposition step of ejecting droplets of the ink liquid and depositing the droplets of the ink liquid onto the image formation body where the aggregation treatment layer has been formed; and a solvent removal step of removing a liquid solvent present on the image formation body after the ink droplet deposition step. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080949 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus which forms a primary image on an intermediate transfer body and then transfers the primary image onto a recording medium, has: a movement device which moves the intermediate transfer body in a movement direction; a recess-projection forming device which forms a recess-projection shape in an image forming surface of the intermediate transfer body; a droplet ejection device which is provided on a downstream side of the recess-projection forming device in terms of the movement direction and ejects droplets of ink onto the image forming surface of the intermediate transfer body in which the recess-projection shape has been formed, to form the primary image; and a transfer recording device which is provided on a downstream side of the droplet ejection device in terms of the movement direction and applies pressure to at least one of the intermediate transfer body and the recording medium in a state where the recording medium makes contact with the primary image formed on the image forming surface of the intermediate transfer body to transfer the primary image onto the recording medium. | 03-26-2009 |
20090244117 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method includes the steps of: depositing an aggregating treatment liquid containing 10% or more and 90% or less of a water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of 30 or lower onto a recording medium; starting drying of the aggregating treatment liquid deposited on the recording medium within five seconds after the step of depositing the aggregating treatment liquid onto the recording medium; ejecting an ink containing 10% or more and 90% or less of a water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of 30 or lower in accordance with an image signal, so as to be superimposed on the aggregating treatment liquid deposited on the recording medium; and removing water contained in a solvent of the ink on the recording medium in such a manner that the water contained in the ink becomes 4 g/m | 10-01-2009 |
20090311426 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The inkjet recording method includes: a treatment liquid depositing step of applying treatment liquid onto a recording medium while holding the recording medium on a circumferential surface of a treatment liquid drum and conveying the recording medium by rotating the treatment liquid drum, and drying at least a portion of a solvent in the treatment liquid; an image forming step of ejecting ink from a line type inkjet head to deposit the ink onto the recording medium on which the treatment liquid has been deposited, while holding the recording medium on a circumferential surface of an image formation drum and conveying the recording medium by rotating the image formation drum, the ink containing at least a resin dispersant (A), a pigment (B) that is dispersed by the resin dispersant (A), self-dispersible polymer micro-particles (C) and an aqueous liquid medium (D), the ink having one of a solid component that is aggregated upon making contact with the treatment liquid and a solid component that is precipitated upon making contact with the treatment liquid; and a drying step of drying a solvent in the ink having been deposited on the recording medium while holding the recording medium on a circumferential surface of a drying drum and conveying the recording medium by rotating the drying drum. | 12-17-2009 |
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20080199631 | UNDERCOAT LIQUID, INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The ink jet recording method of the invention includes providing a recording medium with an undercoat liquid containing a polymer and an oligomer, semi-curing the provided undercoat liquid, and recording an image by discharging an ink curable by irradiation onto the semi-cured undercoat liquid. | 08-21-2008 |
20090073246 | Ink Jet Recording Ink Set and Ink Jet Image Recording Method - Disclosed are an ink jet recording ink set which is suppressed in bleeding and shot droplet interference and can form a high quality image and an ink jet image recording method. The ink jet recording ink set has plural liquids including at least a first liquid and a second liquid. The second liquid contains a polymerizable compound and the first liquid contains a high-boiling point organic solvent and the high-boiling organic solvent meets any one of the following requirements (A) to (C) and an ink jet image recording method includes supplying a first and a second liquid simultaneously or sequentially to a recording medium such that both liquids are in contact with each other, to form an image: (A) it has a viscosity of 100 mPa·s or less at 25° C. and a viscosity of 30 mPa·s or less at 60° C. and has a boiling point of 100° C. or higher, (B) it is represented by the following formula (I), and (C) it is represented by the following formula (II): | 03-19-2009 |
20090081367 | Ink set for ink jet recording, ink for ink jet recording, and ink jet image recording method - An ink set for ink jet recording, an ink for ink jet recording and an ink jet recording method capable of suppressing bleeding and the interference between discharged droplets to form high-quality images can be achieved by an ink set for ink jet recording, comprising a plurality of liquids containing at least a first liquid and a second liquid, wherein the first liquid comprises an oil-soluble polymer dissolved therein, and at least one of a plurality of the liquids contains a polymerizable compound, as well as by an ink jet image recording method which comprises using the ink set and applying the first and second liquids simultaneously onto a recording medium, or first applying one of the liquids and then the other onto a recording medium such that the two liquids contact each other to form an image. | 03-26-2009 |
20090289973 | Inkjet-Recording Ink Set, Inkjet-Recording Ink and Inkjet Image-Recording Method - The present invention provides an inkjet-recording ink set including multiple kinds of liquid including at least first and second liquids, wherein the first liquid contains a metal compound dissolved therein, and at least one of the multiple kinds of liquid contains a polymerizable compound. The invention also provides an inkjet-recording ink including at least a high-boiling-point organic solvent and a metal compound. | 11-26-2009 |
20140062076 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An inkjet recording method of the present invention includes preparing an inkjet recording apparatus having an inkjet head that has N (N≧4) nozzle arrays, so as to respectively discharge inks of at least four colors of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, having nozzles arranged in a first direction at a predetermined pitch P for discharging a curable ink which is cured by providing active energy, each of the nozzle arrays is arranged to be shifted in the first direction so as to have distances of more than 0 among each virtual line extending from each nozzle in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, in which the viscosity of any of the respective inks at 25° C. is 10 to 30 mPa·s. | 03-06-2014 |
20140232790 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording method includes a step of forming an image by imparting an actinic ray curable ink composition containing a pigment, a polyfunctional polymerizable compound in which a content ratio to a total polymerization component is 80% by mass or more and a sensitizer in which a molecular weight is 1,000 or more onto a recording substrate which is an aggregate of a nonabsorbable or a low absorbable fiber material from an inkjet head under the conditions in which an amount of ink droplets is from 25 pl to 200 pl and a distance between the recording substrate and the inkjet head is from 5 mm to 20 mm, and a step of curing the image by irradiating the formed image with an actinic ray under the conditions in which an oxygen partial pressure is 1.5×10 | 08-21-2014 |