Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus minimizing adhesion of ink mist to a recording medium due to electrostatic attraction of a belt conveying the recording medium. The apparatus includes a liquid applying device applying a processing liquid to a position on the recording medium corresponding to an attracting-force generating device provided on the conveying belt. The apparatus discharges the processing liquid to the position before the ink is discharged on the recording medium. Since moisture of the processing liquid reduces surface charges of the recording medium, the amount of ink mist adhering to the recording medium can be reduced.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for forming a color image on the recording material. The recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of recording elements; recording head driving units for driving the recording elements of the recording head in accordance with image data to form an image on the recording material; a plurality of supplementing units for effecting supplementations, in different manners, for supplementing defects in a recorded image resulting from a non-operating recording element of the recording elements; and control units for selectively operating the plurality of supplementing units depending on a record image to effect the supplementation.

Abstract: A recording system for recording a color image on a recording medium by utilizing a recording head, on which a plurality of recording elements are arranged, includes a compensation unit to compensate a position to be recorded by a recording element which does not execute a recording operation by color dots different from those of that recording element. The compensation unit is controlled such that the number of the compensation dots is less than the number of dots to be formed originally and that lightness per a determined area of an image obtained by the compensation dots is within a range of ±20% of that to be obtained by dots from the recording element which does not execute the recording operation. The recording system can minimize nonuniformity in the recorded image, can make the nonuniformity be unrecognized by human eyes and can suppress increased costs while increasing recording rates.

Abstract: When an image is formed by imparting aqueous ink discharged from a recording head onto a recording medium P, water content contained in the aqueous ink is evaporated to suppress curl generated in the recording medium P after the image formation by a heater. The aqueous ink contains at least 15% by weight of curl control agent, and the viscosity of the aqueous ink is lower than 4 cp. The viscosity is increased to suppress the curl generation by evaporating the water content contained in the aqueous ink imparted on the recording medium P after the image formation.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus (2000) is disclosed, which comprises forming elements (2002) for forming an image, a memory (2006) indicating relative desirability of utilising the forming elements (2002) for forming the image, and processing means (2008) for computing image recording signals using input image signals (2012) and the stored data. The use of a particular forming element is thereby biased dependent upon the relative desirability data of other forming elements, the corresponding input signal for the particular forming element, and a term for the particular forming element.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus (2000) is disclosed, which comprises forming elements (2002) for forming an image, a memory (2006) indicating relative desirability of utilising the forming elements (2002) for forming the image, and processing means (2008) for computing image recording signals using input image signals (2012) and the stored data. The use of a particular forming element is thereby biased dependent upon the relative desirability data for the other forming elements and the corresponding input image signals for the other forming elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus and a preliminary ejecting method. In both a full-line and a serial printer, the amount of ink passing through nozzles of print heads is sometimes decreased below a normal value before and during actual printing. In the printer of present invention, a preliminary ejecting operation is performed taking the opportunity in which the amount of ink passing through nozzles is decreased below a normal value. Then, the amount of ink passing through nozzles recovers to the normal value at an ink ejection after the preliminary ejecting operation. Since only a small amount of ink is ejected through the nozzles during the preliminary ejection operation, dots formed on a print sheet are not noticeable. Further, it is unnecessary to move the print heads to a home position where an ejection recovering process is executed to remove ink having an increase viscosity.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus and a preliminary ejecting method. In both a full-line and a serial printer, the amount of ink passing through nozzles of print heads is sometimes decreased below a normal value before and during actual printing, In the printer of present invention, a preliminary ejecting operation is performed taking the opportunity in which the amount of ink passing through nozzles is decreased below a normal value. Then, the amount of ink passing through nozzles recovers to the normal value at an ink ejection after the preliminary ejecting operation. Since only a small amount of ink is ejected through the nozzles during the preliminary ejection operation, dots formed on a print sheet are not noticeable. Further, it is unnecessary to move the print heads to a home position where an ejection recovering process is executed to remove ink having an increase viscosity.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus, such as a full-multi-type printing apparatus, if a heating device is used to heat a printing medium near a print head performing a printing operation by ejecting ink, the heating device is provided under a back surface of the printing medium located opposite to a face of the print head except for neighborhoods of ejection ports that eject printing material.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus is provided that changes the adjustment temperature of a recording head depending on the number of recording media so that a favorable recording result can be maintained for any number of recording media and a time required for the recording can be reduced. Different adjustment temperatures T2 are used depending on the number of recording media. When the number of recording media is relatively small, T2 is determined to be low and, when the number of recording media is relatively large, then T2 is determined to be high. When the recording is started, when the head temperature is lower than the determined temperature T2, then ink is heated by a sub heater. Depending on the determined temperature, an interval with which a preliminary ejection is performed is changed.

Abstract: An ink for use in ink jet recording which contains a dye and a pigment as colorants. The pigment is a self-dispersible pigment in which at least one anionic group is bonded directly or through another atomic group to a surface of the pigment, the dye is an anionic dye, 2-pyrrolidone is further contained in the ink as a solvent, and the mass-based content X of 2-pyrrolidone in the ink and the ratio Y of the pigment to the sum of the dye and the pigment satisfy the following formulas 1 to 3 at the same time: 12?X<30??formula 1 50?Y?75??formula 2 Y??2X+84??formula 3.

Abstract: A recording system can take the form of a recording apparatus, a recording method or a program to control the recording apparatus for recording a color image on a recording medium by utilizing a recording head on which a plurality of recording elements are arranged. The recording system uses a plurality of compensation methods to compensate a position to be recorded by a recording element which does not execute a recording operation among the plurality of recording elements and selects an appropriate compensation method. Such recording system can resolve nonuniformity in the recorded image such as white streaks and the like generated by non-eject dots and can make the nonuniformity be unrecognized by the human eye. In addition, the recording system can suppress increase in costs of the recording head and can significantly increase recording rates.

Abstract: In an ink jet printing apparatus that performs printing by using an ink and a processing liquid that renders the ink insoluble, an effect the mist of the processing liquid or substances insolubilized by it has on the ejection performance of the ink head or processing liquid head is reduced. The distance between the processing liquid head 101S and the print paper 103 carried by the belt 111 is set larger than the head-to-paper distances of other heads 101Bk, 101C, 101M, 101Y. As a result, the mist generated by the ejection of the processing liquid from the head 101S diffuses in a recessed space formed by the heads 101Bk and 101C on both sides of the head 101S and thus hardly reaches the ink nozzle surfaces of these heads on both sides.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for forming a color image on the recording material, includes a recording head having a plurality of recording elements; recording head driving means for driving the recording elements of the recording head in accordance with image data to form an image on the recording material; a plurality of supplementing means for effecting supplementations, in different manners, for supplementing defects, in a recorded image resulting from a non-operating recording element of the recording elements; and control means for selectively operating the plurality of supplementing means depending on a record image to effect the supplementation.

Abstract: In an ink-jet apparatus employing an ink-jet head having a plurality of heaters corresponding to one ink ejection opening, appropriate preliminary ejection is performed per each ejection amount mode set by heater to be used among a plurality of heaters. Depending upon set printing mode (step S9), printing is performed in one of large, medium and small ejection amount modes (steps S10, S12, S14). For example, after printing is performed for a predetermined amount by the small ejection amount mode (step S10), the preliminary ejection during printing, is performed in the medium ejection amount mode which is greater in ejection amount than the small ejection amount mode. By this, the interval of preliminary ejection during printing can be set longer to prevent lowering of throughput due to preliminary printing operation.

Abstract: A recording method includes a step of ejecting onto a recording material ink having a Ka value of not more than 3 (ml.m?2.msec?1/2), applying to the ink deposited on the recording material processing liquid having a Ka value of not less than 5 (ml.m?2.msec?1/2) to insolubilized a coloring material in the ink inside the recording material; wherein the processing liquid is applied to the ink after rapid swell start point to after penetration of the ink into the medium passes after the ink is deposited on the recording material.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for forming a color image on the recording material. The recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of recording elements; recording head driving units for driving the recording elements of the recording head in accordance with image data to form an image on the recording material; a plurality of supplementing units for effecting supplementations, in different manners, for supplementing defects in a recorded image resulting from a non-operating recording element of the recording elements; and control units for selectively operating the plurality of supplementing units depending on a record image to effect the supplementation.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus minimizing adhesion of ink mist to a recording medium due to electrostatic attraction of a belt conveying the recording medium. The apparatus includes a liquid applying device applying a processing liquid to a position on the recording medium corresponding to an attracting-force generating device provided on the conveying belt. The apparatus discharges the processing liquid to the position before the ink is discharged on the recording medium. Since moisture of the processing liquid reduces surface charges of the recording medium, the amount of ink mist adhering to the recording medium can be reduced.

Abstract: A region to be covered by a cover plate (208) on an ejection opening forming surface (205) of an ink-jet head or an ink-jet head to which the cover plate (208) is installed are determined, on a basis of content of a rebounding mist generated upon ejection of an ink and a processing liquid in overlaying fashion. By this, in the ink-jet printing apparatus performing printing by ejecting the ink and the processing liquid for making the ink insoluble, deposition of the insoluble substance contained in the rebounding mist generated upon ejection of an ink and a processing liquid in overlaying fashion can be successfully prevented.

Abstract: Replacement of a recording head on a recording apparatus is detected on the basis of a serial number allocated to each recording head. The recording head also carries head characteristic information such as color information, shading information and so forth. When the recording head is replaced with a new one, the head characteristic information of the newly mounted recording head is automatically stored, so that head driving conditions are automatically determined to optimize the recording conditions without requiring any manual adjustment. Recovery operation is automatically executed when replacement of the recording head is detected, so that required recording conditions are recovered without manual instructions.