Image forming apparatus using liquid with electrorheological properties and method of controlling same
US7357487B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The image forming apparatus comprises: a droplet ejection head which ejects a droplet of a liquid having electrorheological properties toward a recording medium; an electric field application device which applies an electric field to the droplet deposited on the recording medium; a recording medium type determining device which determines a type of the recording medium; and an electric field intensity controller which controls intensity of the electric field applied to the droplet deposited on the recording medium by the electric field application device, in accordance with a determination result for the recording medium obtained through the recording medium type determining device, in such a manner that a permeation velocity into the recording medium of the droplet deposited on the recording medium becomes a prescribed permeation velocity.
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