Recording method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTakayoshi Kagata, Katsuko Aoki
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Abstract
A recording method includes a colored ink adhering step of adhering a colored ink composition to an intermediate transfer medium by an ink jet method to form a recording region A, a clear ink adhering step of adhering a clear ink composition to at least a portion of a recording medium to form a region B, and a transfer step of transferring an image formed in the recording region A to the region B of the recording medium by heating in a state where the recording region A of the intermediate transfer medium faces the region B of the recording medium. The colored ink composition contains a sublimation dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and the intermediate transfer medium has a peeling layer containing a resin having a glass transition point of 100° C. or more and 200° C. or less.
Claims11
A recording method comprising:
- a colored ink adhering step of adhering a colored ink composition to an intermediate transfer medium by an ink jet method to form a recording region A;
- a clear ink adhering step of adhering a clear ink composition to at least a portion of a recording medium to form a region B;
- and
- a transfer step of transferring an image formed in the recording region A to the region B of the recording medium by overlapping the recording region A to the region B and heating in a state where the clear ink in the region B contains a predetermined amount of liquid,
- wherein the colored ink composition contains a sublimation dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water;
- and
- the intermediate transfer medium has a peeling layer containing a resin having a glass transition point of 100° C. or more and 200° C. or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.