Ink jet printer and image recording method
US7213915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/0024
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet printer includes: an image forming section for forming an image by ejecting a pigment ink toward a recording medium in which a surficial layer includes thermoplastic fine particles, in a case; a fixing member for fixing the image by heating and pressurizing the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming section; a drying member for drying the ink used for forming the image before the image is fixed to the recording medium by the fixing member; a temperature detecting member for detecting a temperature in the case; a humidity detecting member for detecting a humidity in the case; and a drying member control section for controlling an operation of the drying member in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detecting member and the humidity detected by the humidity detecting member.
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