Intermediate transfer ink jet recording method
US5623296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17593
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Two intermediate transfer ink jet recording methods and a recording device suitable for practicing the methods and an ink composition for use in the methods are disclosed. The first recording method comprises forming jetting an ink composition containing a thermoplastic resin on an intermediate transfer drum to form an ink image, heating the ink image to at least the softening or melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin to bring the ink image to a film form and then transferring the ink image to recording paper. The second recording method comprises jetting an ink composition containing a thermoplastic resin on an intermediate transfer drum to form an ink image, heating the ink image to form a concentrated ink image, transferring the concentrated ink image to recording paper and then heating the transferred ink image to at least the softening or melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin. According to the recording methods of the present invention, a good print can be provided independently of the quality of the recording paper and even under a low transfer pressure.
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