Image recording method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuichiro Kanasugi, Mitsutoshi Noguchi, Takashi Imai
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Abstract
An image recording method includes an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body, a temperature adjusting step, and a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium, in this order. The ink includes polymer particles and a surfactant which is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) and a compound represented by general formula (2). In the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a cloud point of the surfactant.
Claims17
An image recording method comprising:
- an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink to an intermediate transfer body;
- a temperature adjusting step;
- and
- a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium, in this order,
- wherein the ink comprises polymer particles and a surfactant which is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) below and a compound represented by general formula (2) below, and
- in the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a cloud point of the surfactant,
- where R1 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, R2 and R3 each independently represent a single bond or an organic group, l and n each independently represent 0 or more, 1+n represents 2 or more and 300 or less, and m represents 1 or more and 70 or less, and
- where R5 and R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, R6 and R7 each independently represent a single bond or an organic group, p and r each independently represent 0 or more, p+r represents 2 or more and 70 or less, and q represents 1 or more and 300 or less.
An image recording method comprising:
- a liquid composition-applying step of applying a liquid composition containing a surfactant to an intermediate transfer body;
- an intermediate image-forming step of forming an intermediate image by applying an ink containing polymer particles to the intermediate transfer body to which the liquid composition has been applied;
- a temperature adjusting step;
- and
- a transfer step of transferring the intermediate image onto a recording medium, in this order,
- wherein the surfactant is at least one selected from a compound represented by general formula (1) below and a compound represented by general formula (2) below, and
- in the temperature adjusting step, a temperature of the intermediate image is adjusted to a temperature higher than or equal to a cloud point of the surfactant,
- General formula (1)
- where R1 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, R2 and R3 each independently represent a single bond or an organic group, l and n each independently represent 0 or more, l+n represents 2 or more and 300 or less, and m represents 1 or more and 70 or less, and
- General formula (2)
- where R5 and R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, R6 and R7 each independently represent a single bond or an organic group, p and r each independently represent 0 or more, p+r represents 2 or more and 70 or less, and q represents 1 or more and 300 or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.