Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238959 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus improves the operating efficiency while preventing trouble due to the contact of a recording medium with a discharging surface of a recording head. A distance sensor for detecting the distance of the leading edge of a sheet from a conveying surface is provided upstream from the inkjet head in the conveying direction of the sheet. A gap control unit controls a frame moving mechanism to move the inkjet head up so that a gap between the discharging surface and the conveying surface increases when the distance detected by the distance sensor is above a first distance, and the gap distance may be increased by different amounts depending on the distance detected by the distance sensor. A discharging control unit controls the inkjet head to discharge ink droplets after the gap is increased. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238977 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a recording head that records an image on a recording medium, and a conveyor having an adhesive area and a charged area, that is charged by a charging unit. The adhesive area and the charged area are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the conveyor and convey the recording medium supported on the outer circumferential surface of the conveyor in a conveying direction. A medium feeder supplies the recording medium to the conveyor. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239049 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus includes a recording head that records an image on a record medium, a first and a second rollers respectively having rotation shafts parallel to each other, and an endless conveyor belt which is looped around the first and second rollers, and which has an external surface for conveying thereon a record medium in a conveyance direction from the first roller toward the second roller while supporting the record medium. On the circumferential surface of the second roller, provided are a abutting region abutting the internal surface of the conveyor belt, and a larger diameter region not abutting the internal surface of the conveyor belt and having a radius surpassing a sum of a thickness of the conveyor belt and a radius of the abutting region. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241397 | PRETREATMENT LIQUIDS, INK CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLIES, PRETREATED RECORDING MEDIA, AND METHODS OF RECORDING - A pretreatment liquid for ink-jet recording by applying the pretreatment liquid to a recording medium, the pretreatment liquid including fine particles and a solvent. Specifically, a contact angle between the pretreatment liquid and a surface of the recording medium is greater than or equal to about 75 degrees. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241398 | PRETREATMENT LIQUIDS, INK SETS, INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS, METHODS OF RECORDING, AND RECORDING MEDIA - A pretreatment liquid for ink-jet recording by applying the pretreatment liquid to a predetermined portion of a recording medium to form a pretreatment layer on the pretreatment portion in advance of dispensing at least one ink onto the pretreatment layer by an inkjet method, the pretreatment liquid includes fine particles and a solvent. Specifically, a contact angle between a surface of the pretreatment layer and the at least one ink is between about 12 degrees and about 25 degrees. | 10-02-2008 |
20100220160 | PROCESSING LIQUID APPLYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A processing liquid applying apparatus includes a processing liquid transfer roller which transfers a processing liquid to a transfer medium while rotating in a predetermined direction; a processing liquid applying section which applies the processing liquid to a surface of the processing liquid transfer roller; a downstream wall which is positioned on a downstream side in a rotating direction of the processing liquid transfer roller with respect to the processing liquid applying section; and a downstream wall moving mechanism which moves the downstream wall between a downstream wall first position at which the downstream wall is positioned when the processing liquid is transferred to the transfer medium and a downstream wall second position at which the downstream wall is positioned when the surface of the processing liquid transfer roller is washed with the processing liquid. | 09-02-2010 |
20100245418 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle surface having a plurality of nozzles which are open in the nozzle surface and through which a liquid is discharged toward an object; a transporting device which transports the object relative to the nozzle surface in a transporting direction and which positions the object to face the nozzle surface; a platen having a flexibility or bendability and provided with an attachment portion to which the object is attached; and a platen moving device which moves the platen in a direction orthogonal to the transporting direction to position the attachment portion at a nozzle facing position facing the nozzle surface under the condition that the liquid is discharged toward the object. | 09-30-2010 |
20110175968 | Method of Ink-Jet Recording by Ejecting Ink-Jet Ink-Receptive Composition - An ink-jet ink-receptive composition, which resolves problems such as blurring of images and show-through occurring when water soluble dye inks are employed on uncoated paper such as plain paper or ordinary postcards and which provide a high density and high quality image, contains a specific silica particle aggregate and polyvinylpyrrolidone. | 07-21-2011 |
20120229557 | TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INK-JET RECORDING, WATER-BASED INK SET FOR INK-JET RECORDING, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A treatment solution for ink jet recording includes water; and a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof, | 09-13-2012 |
20120229558 | Treatment Solution for Ink-Jet Recording, Water-Based Ink Set for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink-Jet Recording Method and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A treatment solution for ink-jet recording includes water; and basic amino acid or a salt thereof which is contained in the treatment solution in an amount of not less than 1% by weight. | 09-13-2012 |