Image forming method
US8182080B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/18
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming method includes: moisture-controlling one surface of an inkjet recording medium having an air permeability of 300 seconds or more; feeding the moisture-controlled inkjet recording medium onto a conveyance path in a state where the moisture-controlled inkjet recording medium is curled such that a surface of the moisture-controlled inkjet recording medium that is curved inwards faces the conveyance path for conveying the inkjet recording medium; conveying the fed inkjet recording medium while adhering the inkjet recording medium by suction onto the conveyance path; and forming an image by applying ink by an inkjet method on the inkjet recording medium adhered by suction to the conveyance path.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.