Inkjet recording method and inkjet recording apparatus
US7328992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/5254
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet recording method includes: generating image data for forming a thinned-out image according to an thinning-out pattern without regularity; and printing a color image with respective inks, by scanning a recording head multiple times on a same recording area and forming the thinned-out image in each scanning, the recording head having a plurality of nozzle sections for jetting inks, wherein the nozzle pitch thereof is from 10 to 50 μm, the respective inks contains pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a surface tension of the respective inks is from 30 to 50 mN/m, the pigments are dispersed by a polymeric dispersant, a transferred amount at 0.04 sec of time by Bristow method is 10 ml/m2 or more, and the recording medium has a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles with a mean particle size of 15 to 100 nm and a hydrophilic binder.
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