IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

• Main Author: KOBAYASHI MASAHIDE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 30.08.2022
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COLOUR PRINTING; CORRECTING FLUIDS; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; INKS; LINING MACHINES; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

To provide an image forming apparatus capable of forming an image excellent in beading quality, abrasion resistance and hardness.SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes: first discharge means 50 for discharging a first active energy ray-curable composition (1) containing a (meth)acrylamide compound (A) having a (meth)acrylic group and a polymerization initiator (C) to a medium; irradiation means 51 for irradiating the first active energy ray-curable composition (1) discharged to the medium with active energy rays; and second discharge means 52 for discharging an ink (2) containing a coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water onto the first active energy ray-curable composition (1) irradiated with the active energy rays.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】ビーディング品質、耐擦性及び硬度に優れた像を形成できる像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】（メタ）アクリル基を有する（メタ）アクリルアミド化合物（Ａ）及び重合開始剤（Ｃ）を含む第１の活性エネルギー線硬化型組成物（１）を媒体に吐出する第１の吐出手段５０と、前記媒体に吐出された前記第１の活性エネルギー線硬化型組成物（１）に活性エネルギー線を照射する照射手段５１と、前記活性エネルギー線が照射された前記第１の活性エネルギー線硬化型組成物（１）上に、色材、水溶性有機溶剤及び水を含むインク（２）を吐出する第２の吐出手段５２と、を有することを特徴とする。【選択図】図１