Abstract:
The invention is directed to an ink-jet recording apparatus including: a recording medium transport unit as defined herein; a full-line ink-jet head as defined herein; and an ultraviolet light illumination unit as defined herein, wherein the ultraviolet light illumination unit comprises an aperture-type hot-cathode tube, or an ultraviolet-setting ink-jet recording apparatus including: a recording medium transport unit as defined herein; and ink-jet head as defined herein; and an ultraviolet light illumination unit as defined herein, wherein: the ultraviolet light illumination unit comprises plural aperture-type hot-cathode tubes and apertures of at least one set of aperture-type hot-cathode tubes are rotated so that an overlap of their illumination regions is increased.
Abstract:
The invention provides an ink jet recording method that records an image by ejecting, onto a recording medium, an ink that is cured by irradiation of an active energy ray, the method comprising: applying an undercoating liquid onto the recording medium; half-curing the undercoating liquid; and forming an image by ejecting an ink onto the half-cured undercoating liquid, and an ink jet recording device. According to the ink jet recording method in the invention, ink bleeding can be effectively suppressed when using any type of non-absorbing recording media, a high degree of uniformity in an image between various recording media can be obtained, and unevenness in line width or color caused by mixing between the liquid droplets can be suppressed.
Abstract:
The ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink jet head that causes an electrostatic force to act on ink containing charged colored particles based on an image signal to eject an ink droplet on a recording medium, an ink supply unit that supplies the ink to the ink jet head, an ink collection unit that collects the ink not ejected from the ink jet head and a particle diameter distribution narrowing unit that narrows a particle diameter distribution of the charged colored particles contained in the ink. The narrowing unit includes an electrode cleaning unit that cleans an electrode for generating electrophoresis in the ink.
Abstract:
An ink concentration detecting method and recording apparatus cause one of a cleaning liquid and ink of known ink concentration to flow through an ink passage through which the ink is to flow, detect a first ink concentration in the ink passage in an operation state in which ink of predetermined ink concentration flows through the ink passage, and detect a second ink concentration in the ink passage after the cleaning liquid is caused to flow through the ink passage to clear the ink passage or in a state in which the ink of known ink concentration is caused to flow through the ink passage. The method and apparatus detect ink concentration in the ink passage in the operation state based on the first ink concentration and the second ink concentration. Precise ink concentration of the ink to be supplied to an ink jet head is obtained.
Abstract:
An ink jet printing process for forming an image directly on a printing medium by an electrostatic ink jet method of ejecting an oil ink using electrostatic field based on signals of image data and preparing a printed matter by fixing the image and an ink jet printing apparatus comprising image-forming means of forming an image directly on a printing medium based on signals of image data and image-fixing means of fixing the image formed by the image-forming means to obtain a printed matter, the image-forming means being an ink jet drawing device of ejecting an oil ink from an ejection head using electrostatic field.
Abstract:
A method for preparation of a printing plate by an electrophotographic process comprising, in order, a) forming a toner image on an electrophotographic light-sensitive element having a release surface by an electrophotographic process using a liquid developer comprising a dispersion medium having dispersed therein toner grains each containing at least one resin (A) having a glass transition point of from 20.degree. C. to 80.degree. C. or a softening point of from 35.degree. C. to 100.degree. C. and at least one resin (B) having a glass transition point or a softening point at least 2.degree. C. lower than that of the resin (A), b) drying the toner image to remove the dispersion medium thereby causing at least partial adhesion between the toner grains, c) bringing the toner image into contact with an intermediate transfer medium having a surface adhesion force of not less than 3 gram.multidot.force at temperature (T.sub.1) and not more than 40 gram.multidot.force at temperature (T.sub.2), at the temperature (T.sub.1) to transfer the toner image onto the intermediate transfer medium, and d) bringing the toner image into contact with a final receiving material having a surface capable of providing a hydrophilic surface suitable for lithographic printing at the time of printing at the temperature (T.sub.2) higher than the temperature (T.sub.1 to transfer the toner image onto the final receiving material. According to the method of the present invention, the toner image formed from a liquid developer is transferred with good efficiency onto the final receiving material through the intermediate transfer medium, and the printing plate obtained provides a large number of prints having highly accurate images free from background stain. An apparatus suitable for conducting the method is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of forming an electrophotographic color transfer image comprising forming at least one color toner image on a transfer layer provided on the surface of an electrophotographic light-sensitive element by an electrophotographic process and heat-transferring the toner image together with the transfer layer onto a receiving material wherein the surface of the electrophotographic light-sensitive element has an adhesive strength of not more than 200 gram.force, which is measured according to JIS Z 0237-1980 "Testing methods of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes and sheets" and the transfer layer mainly contains a thermoplastic resin (AH) having a glass transition point of not more than 140.degree. C. or a softening point of not more than 180.degree. C. and a thermoplastic resin (AL) having a glass transition point of not more than 45.degree. C. or a softening point of not more than 60.degree. C. in which a difference in the glass transition point or softening point between the resin (AH) and the resin (AL) is at least 2.degree. C.The method is excellent in obtaining color duplicates having good image quality without color shear and good storage stability at a low cost. An electrophotographic light-sensitive material suitable for use in the method is also described.
Abstract translation:一种形成电子照相彩色转印图像的方法,包括通过电子照相方法在设置在电子照相感光元件的表面上的转印层上形成至少一种彩色调色剂图像,并将调色剂图像与转印层一起热转印到 接收材料,其中电子照相感光元件的表面具有不超过200克力的粘合强度,其根据JIS Z 0237-1980“压敏粘合带和片材的测试方法”和转印层 主要含有玻璃化转变点不超过140℃或软化点不超过180℃的热塑性树脂(AH)和玻璃化转变点不大于45的热塑性树脂(AL) ℃或软化点不超过60℃,其中树脂(AH)和树脂之间的玻璃化转变点或软化点的差异 n(AL)至少为2℃。该方法在低颜色下获得具有良好的图像质量而无色剪切和良好储存稳定性的颜色复制品。 还描述了适用于该方法的电子照相感光材料。
Abstract:
The inkjet recording method includes: a treatment liquid depositing step of applying treatment liquid onto a recording medium on a treatment liquid drum; an image forming step of ejecting ink from a line inkjet head to deposit the ink onto the recording medium on which the treatment liquid has been deposited on a circumferential surface of an 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 on a drying drum.
Abstract:
The present invention provides: an inkjet recording method comprising: applying an undercoating liquid on a recording medium, the undercoating liquid containing at least one surfactant in an amount of from 0.001% to the critical micelle concentration, the surfactant achieving a surface tension of 25 mN/m or smaller when dissolved in 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate at a critical micelle concentration; semi-curing the applied undercoating liquid; and recording an image by ejecting an ink onto the semi-cured undercoating liquid, the ink being curable by irradiation with an actinic ray; and an inkjet recording apparatus.
Abstract:
The liquid application apparatus applies liquid to media of a plurality of types having different widths in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the media. The liquid application apparatus includes: a liquid application member which has an application surface applying the liquid to the media; and a liquid holding member which has a plurality of recesses arranged in the widthwise direction, a plurality of liquid supply ports arranged respectively in the recesses, and a plurality of liquid discharge ports arranged respectively in the recesses, the liquid holding member forming a plurality of liquid chambers with the recesses by abutting against the application surface of the liquid application member. The liquid is supplied through the liquid supply ports and discharged through the liquid discharge ports, respectively and independently for the liquid chambers as selected in accordance with one of the widths of the media so that the liquid is applied only to a region that is inside a range of the one of the widths of the media, of the application surface of the liquid application member.