Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090202723 | INKJET RECORDING LIQUID AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording liquid includes: water; a colorant; a first water-soluble organic solvent having a structure represented by the following Formula (1), an SP value of 27.5 or less, and a molecular weight of 100 to 210; and a second water-soluble organic solvent having a structure represented by the following Formula (2), an SP value of 27.5 or less, and a molecular weight of 240 to 2000, wherein the mass ratio of the content of the first water-soluble organic solvent to the content of the second water-soluble organic solvent is from 1:3 to 3:1: | 08-13-2009 |
20090202724 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink composition, including: a water-soluble solvent A; a pigment; and water. The water-soluble solvent A contains at least a water-soluble solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less at an amount of 90 mass % or more and a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein the compound represented by Formula (1) is the same as or different from the water-soluble solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less: | 08-13-2009 |
20090220701 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD - 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. | 09-03-2009 |
20090235842 | INKJET RECORDING LIQUID - An inkjet recording liquid includes: water; at least one colorant; and a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP (solubility parameter) value of 27.5 or less at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent having a molecular weight of from 240 to 1400 and represented by the following Formula (1) at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less. | 09-24-2009 |
20100053239 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - The liquid application apparatus includes: a drum which holds a sheet-shaped recording medium on a circumferential surface thereof and rotationally conveys the recording medium; a belt which is wrapped about at least a pair of rollers and makes contact with the recording medium held on the circumferential surface of the drum and rotationally conveyed; a belt travel device which causes the belt to travel; and an application liquid supply device which supplies an application liquid to a circumferential surface of the belt. The application liquid supplied to the circumferential surface of the belt is applied to the recording medium through the belt. | 03-04-2010 |
20100073440 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The liquid application apparatus includes: an application member which has an application surface to apply liquid to a medium; a holding member which holds the liquid in a liquid holding space formed by abutting against the application surface of the application member, the liquid supplied to the application surface by the holding member being applied to the medium by rotating the application surface of the application member; a storage device which stores the liquid, the storage device including a liquid cartridge having a filter to trap foreign matter contained in the liquid, the liquid cartridge being detachable with respect to the storage device; first and second flow channels which connect the storage device and the holding member; and a first liquid movement device which generates a flow of the liquid in a course including the first and second flow channels and the liquid holding space. | 03-25-2010 |
20120024395 | LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE CONTROL METHOD - A liquid supplying apparatus includes: a first flow channel configured to be switchable between a state of communication with a liquid supply object and a state of noncommunication with the liquid supply object; a first pressure applying device which applies pressure to liquid in the first flow channel; a first pressure absorbing device which absorbs a pressure fluctuation of the liquid in the first flow channel; a first measuring device which measures a pressure increase value in the first flow channel when the first pressure applying device is operated under a standard operating condition in which pressure in the first flow channel varies relatively moderately in proportion to a liquid feed amount to the first flow channel in the state of noncommunication where the liquid supply object and the first flow channel are not communicated with each other; a comparing device which compares the pressure increase value measured by the first measuring device with a predetermined pressure increase target value; and a pressure controlling device which controls the first pressure applying device according to a comparison result of the comparing device so as to correct the pressure applied into the first flow channel. | 02-02-2012 |
20130004652 | SEASONING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A seasoning apparatus includes: a table on which a stack of paper sheets is loaded, each of the paper sheets having at least one face on which active light curable aqueous ink has been deposited; an air blowing device which blows air in an air blowing direction to a side of the stack loaded on the table; an active light emission device which emits the active light in an active light emitting direction to a side of the stack loaded on the table; and a control device which causes the air blowing device to blow the air to the stack to create gaps between faces of the paper sheets, and causes the active light emission device to emit the active light to the stack to cause the active light to enter the gaps. | 01-03-2013 |