LIQUID ABSORPTION DEVICE, RECORDING DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, AND PRODUCTION METHOD

• Main Authors: SUGIMOTO MASAHIRO, YANAGI YUICHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 18.10.2018
• Subjects: COLOUR PRINTING; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a damage when a liquid absorption member is moisturized.SOLUTION: A liquid absorption device which absorbs a liquid component from an ink image formed on a transfer body before the ink image is transferred onto a recording medium includes: a liquid absorption member which absorbs the liquid component; support means which circularly supports the liquid absorption member in a movable manner; imparting means which is arranged on a movement path of the liquid absorption member, is brought into contact with the liquid absorption member and imparts a moisturizing liquid; supply means which supplies the moisturizing liquid to the imparting means; and control means which controls a supply amount of the moisturizing liquid to the imparting means by the supply means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】液吸収部材を保湿するにあたり、その損傷を低減すること。【解決手段】転写体上に形成されたインク像を記録媒体へ転写する前に、前記インク像から液体成分を吸収する液吸収装置であって、前記液体成分を吸収する液吸収部材と、前記液吸収部材を循環的に移動可能に支持する支持手段と、前記液吸収部材の移動経路に配置され、前記液吸収部材に接して保湿液を付与する付与手段と、前記付与手段へ前記保湿液を供給する供給手段と、前記供給手段による前記付与手段への前記保湿液の供給量を制御する制御手段と、を備える。【選択図】図１０