Patent ID: 9566781
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B41J,B41M

Claim:
1. A transfer-type image recording method comprising the steps of: applying a treatment liquid that causes aggregation of a component contained in an ink to an image formation surface of an intermediate transfer member; applying an ink to the image formation surface to which the treatment liquid is applied to form an intermediate image; transferring the intermediate image from the image formation surface to an recording medium; and applying an aqueous cleaning liquid to the image formation surface after the transfer of the intermediate image, wherein the treatment liquid contains a nonionic surfactant, wherein in the step of applying a treatment liquid, the following Expression (1) is satisfied: where T1 is a temperature of the treatment liquid applied to the image formation surface, and Tc1 is a cloud point of the treatment liquid, and wherein in the step of applying an aqueous cleaning liquid, the following Expression (2) is satisfied: where T2 is a temperature of a liquid mixture, formed on the image formation surface, of a remainder of the treatment liquid and the aqueous cleaning liquid, and Tc2 is a cloud point of the liquid mixture.