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Recording medium

US8247043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2011
Grant dateAug 21, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M5/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a recording medium capable of inhibiting occurrence of undertrapping, lowering the visibility of scratches on the outermost surface of the recording medium and inhibiting occurrence of a mottled pattern when recording is conducted. The recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on the substrate, wherein the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 1.1 μm or more and 2.5 μm or less, and the skewness Rsk of a roughness curve of the outermost surface of the recording medium as prescribed by JIS B 0601:2001 is 0.1 or less.

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