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Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and ink jet recording apparatus

US7758156B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2007
Grant dateJul 20, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M5/0023
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image forming method using a black ink containing a pigment, a black ink containing a dye, and a reactive color ink capable of unstabilizing the dispersion state of the pigment in the black ink, wherein the method includes one of the steps of, on at least part of a region to which the black ink is to be applied, applying the reactive color ink, the black ink, and the black ink in that order so as to overlap, thereby applying these inks to a recording medium; and applying the black ink, the black ink, and the reactive color ink in that order so as to overlap, thereby applying these inks to a recording medium.

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