Image forming method, image forming apparatus, intermediate transfer body, and method of modifying surface of intermediate transfer body
US7997717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M7/0027
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention allows an image printing on a wide range of print media regardless of how much ink the print media absorb, without sacrificing a high printing flexibility of an ink jet printing system. To this end, the image forming method of this invention includes: a process of modifying a surface of an intermediate transfer body by applying energy to the surface; a process of ejecting ink onto the surface-modified intermediate transfer body by using an ink jet printing device; and a process of transferring ink from the intermediate transfer body to a print medium. With this invention, therefore, an ink image can be formed on the intermediate transfer body having a surface layer, without causing bleeding or beading, and then transferred onto the print medium in good condition.
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