Image recording device and image recording method, and image receiving layer transfer element and image forming medium using them

Abstract

In an apparatus for forming an image on an image receiver, in order to solve at least one problem that an ink sheet may be attached to an image receiving layer in a thermal transfer recording and that the image receiving layer may be transferred to an image receiver insufficiently in an image recording using an ink-jet head, there is provided an image recording apparatus comprising: an image forming medium which extends over at least one platen and comprises an image receiving layer, an image recording section having at least one ink-jet head which faces the image receiving layer of the image forming medium on an outer periphery of one platen of said at least one platen, and an image transfer section having an image receiver and an image transfer heat medium which faces the image forming medium in its back side, wherein the image forming medium comprises a laminate of an aqueous solvent permeating layer and the image receiving layer which are laminated on and in the above listed order from a substrate for the image forming medium.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus and an image recording method using an indirect recording mechanism such as an ink jet head and a toner head, and an image receiving layer transfer body and an image forming medium used therefor. Background technique [0002] As a recording method for recording an image on an arbitrary substrate such as paper (hereinafter also referred to as an "image receptor"), it is known to temporarily record an image on an image-receiving layer and then transfer the image-receiving layer on which the image is recorded to an image receptor. As such a recording method, the following two recording methods can be mentioned. [0003] The first recording method is a recording method in which the image-receiving layer of the image-receiving layer transfer body having the image-receiving layer is temporarily transferred to an intermediate medium. Or sublimation type (or also referred to as "dye diffusion type"...

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[0013] The present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to solve the problem of the ink ribbon used in the thermal transfer recording used to record an image on an image-receiving layer in a recording method for forming an image on an arbitrary image-receiving body such as paper. The problem of the so-called registration phenomenon that adheres to the image-receiving layer; and in the case of the recording method using the intermediate medium, the friction resistance between the intermediate medium and the thermal head is large, and the wear resistance and heat resistance of the intermediate medium are insufficient. , the problem that the planarity and durability of the coating film formed on the intermediate medium are not sufficient, and it is difficult to form the intermediate medium into an endless belt, and the problem that the image-receiving layer exists when an image is recorded on the image-receiving layer by using an inkjet head Image recording apparatus for image recording, image recording method, etc. in which at least one of the problems of insufficient transfer of image subject is alleviated or substantially solved

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