Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus that can stably discharge liquid from a liquid discharge head and can be reduced in size by a simple structure. In an image forming apparatus, a gas compressor is provided so as to face the peripheral surface of an image forming drum , which corresponds to a range positioned outside a transport range in which a recording medium is transported and deviating from the transport range in a circumferential direction. The gas compressor is adapted to blow secondary compressed gas, which is generated by primary compressed gas supplied from the outside of the apparatus and of which the temperature is low, to the peripheral surface. The secondary compressed gas, which is blown from the gas compressor, is guided to the peripheral surface by a guide part and is diffused along the direction of a rotation axis of the image forming drum.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus that can stably discharge liquid from a liquid discharge head and can be reduced in size by a simple structure. In an image forming apparatus, a gas compressor is provided so as to face the peripheral surface of an image forming drum , which corresponds to a range positioned outside a transport range in which a recording medium is transported and deviating from the transport range in a circumferential direction. The gas compressor is adapted to blow secondary compressed gas, which is generated by primary compressed gas supplied from the outside of the apparatus and of which the temperature is low, to the peripheral surface. The secondary compressed gas, which is blown from the gas compressor, is guided to the peripheral surface by a guide part and is diffused along the direction of a rotation axis of the image forming drum.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid droplet discharge device that allows a cap to be easily mounted on a liquid droplet discharge head while ensuring sealability. A cap 200 includes a cap body 202 that is formed of a box and a sealing member 220 that is formed of a frame. The sealing member 220 is adapted to be capable of being divided into a first frame component 222 and a second frame component 224. The first frame component 222 is provided integrally with the cap body 202 and a head 72 is provided with the second frame component 224. When the head 72 is mounted on the cap 200, the first frame component 222 and the second frame component 224 are combined with each other, surround the outer periphery of the tip portion of the head 72, and seal a gap between the head 72 and the cap 200.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid droplet discharge device that allows a cap to be easily mounted on a liquid droplet discharge head while ensuring sealability. A cap 200 includes a cap body 202 that is formed of a box and a sealing member 220 that is formed of a frame. The sealing member 220 is adapted to be capable of being divided into a first frame component 222 and a second frame component 224. The first frame component 222 is provided integrally with the cap body 202 and a head 72 is provided with the second frame component 224. When the head 72 is mounted on the cap 200, the first frame component 222 and the second frame component 224 are combined with each other, surround the outer periphery of the tip portion of the head 72, and seal a gap between the head 72 and the cap 200.

Abstract: An inkjet recording device has: an image drawing drum that holds and conveys plural sheets at plural different holding surfaces respectively; and inkjet heads that are provided so as to face the image drawing drum and form an image on a surface of a sheet that is held on the image drawing drum. A control device has plural conveying modes that are set such that sheets are thinned-conveyed to a predetermined holding surface, without using all of the plural holding surfaces of the image drawing drum. The control device selects any one of the plural conveying modes on the basis of a number of sheets processed per unit time.

Abstract: An inkjet recording device has: an image drawing drum that holds and conveys plural sheets at plural different holding surfaces respectively; and inkjet heads that are provided so as to face the image drawing drum and form an image on a surface of a sheet that is held on the image drawing drum. A control device has plural conveying modes that are set such that sheets are thinned-conveyed to a predetermined holding surface, without using all of the plural holding surfaces of the image drawing drum. The control device selects any one of the plural conveying modes on the basis of a number of sheets processed per unit time.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: an image recording drum that suctions and holds a paper on an outer circumferential surface thereof in state of an image recording surface of the paper facing outward, and rotates at a constant speed so as to convey the paper; an image recording drum temperature adjustment device which adjusts temperature of the image recording drum; a cooling device which spouts out cooling air from a constant position towards the outer circumferential surface of the image recording drum in such a manner that the cooling air is blown onto the image recording surface of the paper conveyed by the image recording drum so as to cool the paper; and an image recording device which deposits ink onto the image recording surface of the paper conveyed by the image recording drum to record an image on the image recording surface, the image recording device being situated in a stage after the cooling device and depositing the ink onto the paper having been cooled to record the image.

Abstract: A inkjet recording method is provided in which occurrence of curling at the time of double-sided recording is prevented. In the method, an inkjet recording medium is used which includes resin coated paper having a resin layer A of thickness “a” at one side of base paper, and a resin layer B thinner than the thickness “a” by a thickness of 3 ?m to 20 ?m at the other side of the base paper, and ink receiving layers each of which includes an inorganic pigment and a binder and are provided at both sides of the resin coated paper; and an image is recorded on the ink receiving layer at the resin layer B side of the resin coated paper, and subsequently an image is recorded on the ink receiving layer at the resin layer A side of the resin coated paper.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: an image recording drum that suctions and holds a paper on an outer circumferential surface thereof in state of an image recording surface of the paper facing outward, and rotates at a constant speed so as to convey the paper; an image recording drum temperature adjustment device which adjusts temperature of the image recording drum; a cooling device which spouts out cooling air from a constant position towards the outer circumferential surface of the image recording drum in such a manner that the cooling air is blown onto the image recording surface of the paper conveyed by the image recording drum so as to cool the paper; and an image recording device which deposits ink onto the image recording surface of the paper conveyed by the image recording drum to record an image on the image recording surface, the image recording device being situated in a stage after the cooling device and depositing the ink onto the paper having been cooled to record the image.

Abstract: An image forming system includes: a recording medium which has a roll shape and is manufactured so as to have both edges curling in a direction opposite to a roll surface of the recording medium; an image forming device which forms an image on the recording medium conveyed along a conveyance path; a recording medium feeder in which the recording medium having the roll shape is loaded in such a manner that the recording medium having the roll shape is conveyed while the roll surface of the recording medium faces the image forming device; a rear end cutter for cutting the recording medium having the roll shape on which the image forming device has formed an image on the roll surface at a position posterior to the formed image; a reverse conveyance path in which the recording medium, on the roll surface of which the image has been formed and which has been cut by the rear end cutter, is reversed in terms of front and back surfaces of the recording medium; and a decurl device for reversing a curl direction of the

Abstract: A inkjet recording method is provided in which occurrence of curling at the time of double-sided recording is prevented. In the method, an inkjet recording medium is used which includes resin coated paper having a resin layer A of thickness “a” at one side of base paper, and a resin layer B thinner than the thickness “a” by a thickness of 3 ?m to 20 ?m at the other side of the base paper, and ink receiving layers each of which includes an inorganic pigment and a binder and are provided at both sides of the resin coated paper; and an image is recorded on the ink receiving layer at the resin layer B side of the resin coated paper, and subsequently an image is recorded on the ink receiving layer at the resin layer A side of the resin coated paper.

Abstract: An image forming device has an image forming unit, a cutting unit, a conveyance path and an adjustment unit. The image forming unit sequentially forms images on a recording medium. The cutting unit cuts the recording medium between images. The conveyance path is provided with a change-curve portion that changes the conveyance direction of the recording medium and imparts curvature to the recording medium, and conveys the recording medium to the cutting unit. The adjustment unit temporarily interrupts conveyance of the recording medium at the change-curve portion and adjusts any difference between the processing speed of image forming by the image forming unit and the processing speed of cutting by the cutting unit.

Abstract: The invention provides a sheet distributor and a sheet distributing method. The sheet distributor with which supplied sheets of a specified length are distributed to a plurality of lines of sheets, has a transport unit which keeps transporting each supplied sheet in a transport direction while the sheet is being distributed, a moving unit which moves said transport unit laterally in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction, a position detecting sensor which detects a position of a advancing end of the sheet in the transport direction when the sheet is transported and a control section that controls the start of the movement of said moving unit in accordance with a timing of detecting the advancing end of the sheets. The sheet is moved in a direction oblique to the transport direction during transporting such that a position of the sheet in a widthwise direction is changed at each time of sheet supply, whereby supplied sheets are arranged in a plurality of lines.

Abstract: When a sensor detects a leading end of a recording sheet, a movable distributing mechanism distributes the recording sheet to a first distributing position. When a sensor 50a detects the leading end of the recording sheet, the mechanism switches conveyer rollers and to the releasing position and returns them to the center position. Next, responding to that a sensor detects a trailing end of the recording sheet, the conveyer rollers and are reset to the nipping position and accept a second recording sheet. When the sensor detects a leading end of the recording sheet, the movable distributing mechanism distributes the second recording sheet to a second distributing position, opposite to the first distributing position. Rearward recording sheets are distributed alternately to the first and second positions.

Abstract: A photographic printer includes a transporting device body being stationary. A transporting roller sets transport a recording sheet along a transporting path disposed with the transporting device body. A lid is secured to the transporting device body, and movable between first and second positions. The lid, when in the first position, defines the transporting path in cooperation with the transporting device body, and when in the second position, is away from the transporting device body to form a space upstream along the transporting path. Furthermore, two rotational support arms secure a downstream edge of the lid to the transporting device body in a rotatable manner. The lid is openable upon a pivotal movement of its upstream edge. Each of the plural transporting roller sets includes a first roller secured to the lid. A nip roller is secured to the transporting device body.

Abstract: The sheet member transporting device moves sheet members of a predetermined length in a distributing direction perpendicular to a transporting direction to change from transportation in a single row to that in plural rows or vise versa. The device includes a transporting roller pair for nipping and transporting a sheet member, a moving member on which the roller pair is provided and which is movable in the distributing direction, a rotation movement mechanism for transmitting rotation to the roller pair and allowing the moving member to move in the distributing direction, a driving unit for driving the mechanism and a nip canceling unit for controlling nipping and releasing by the roller pair. The driving unit is provided as a component separate from the moving member.

Abstract: The invention provides a sheet distributor and a sheet distributing method. The sheet distributor with which supplied sheets of a specified length are distributed to a plurality of lines of sheets, has a transport unit which keeps transporting each supplied sheet in a transport direction while the sheet is being distributed, a moving unit which moves said transport unit laterally in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction, a position detecting sensor which detects a position of a advancing end of the sheet in the transport direction when the sheet is transported and a control section that controls the start of the movement of said moving unit in accordance with a timing of detecting the advancing end of the sheets. The sheet is moved in a direction oblique to the transport direction during transporting such that a position of the sheet in a widthwise direction is changed at each time of sheet supply, whereby supplied sheets are arranged in a plurality of lines.

Abstract: There is provided a photographic printer for transporting a photosensitive material in a reverse direction thereby improving the processing performance without wasting the photosensitive material, and a photographic printer exposure method. During automatic loading of the photographic paper (54) from the paper magazine (64) and during the paper replenishment, the gear train (132) is interrupted by an electromagnetic clutch (134) so that the second pair of transporting rollers (34) are freely rotatable. The first pair of transporting rollers (32) feeds the photographic paper from the paper magazine towards the exposure sections (26) and (28) by the driving force of motor (112). The freely rotatable second pair of transporting rollers, disposed between the first pair of transporting rollers and the exposure sections and guide the photographic paper.

Abstract: The improved image recording apparatus includes a light-sensitive material supply section having a loader of a magazine containing a roll of a light-sensitive material in a lightproof case and a withdrawing device for withdrawing the light-sensitive material from the magazine; a cutter for cutting the light-sensitive material into sheets; an image recording section which has a scanning transport device for transporting the cut sheets of light-sensitive material for scanning and an exposing device by which the light-sensitive material is exposed to recording light modulated in accordance with digital image data; a transport device which transports the light-sensitive material from the cutter to the scanning transport device and which transports the as-exposed light-sensitive material to a next step; and a back printing section which is provided midway along the path of transport of the light-sensitive material by the transport device to record a back print on the non-recording side of the light-sensitive mater

Abstract: A paper mask device can alternatively hold a first paper mask or a second paper mask. The first paper mask has a mask aperture to which a lith film with appropriate lettering is attached. The second paper mask has a mask aperture for making an index print composed of a plurality of index frames. The paper mask device can hold a lamp box for illuminating the lith film when the first paper mask is held in the paper mask device. The paper mask device holds the paper mask so as to be pivotal about an axis that is disposed in a center of a leading end of the paper mask in the mask inserting direction, so that inclination of the mask aperture is adjustable through a positioning device which holds opposite side edges of a trailing end portion of the paper mask in the masking position.