Patent ID: 8152292
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus, comprising: an intermediate transfer member; a supply device that supplies ink absorbing particle onto the intermediate transfer member, the ink absorbing particle comprising a polymer and having, in a TMA needle penetration, a minimum temperature Ts10b of from about 80° C. to about 150° C. at which a needle enters to a depth of 10 μm, a minimum temperature Ts100w of about 40° C. or lower at which a needle enters to a depth of 100 μm when an equivalent amount of water is absorbed, and a minimum temperature Ts400w of about 50° C. or higher at which a needle enters to a depth of 400 μm when an equivalent amount of water is absorbed; an ink jetting unit that ejects ink droplets onto the ink absorbing particle that has been supplied onto the intermediate transfer member; a transfer device that transfers the ink absorbing particle and the ink onto a recording medium; and a fixing device that fixes the ink absorbing particle that has been transferred onto the recording medium.