Patent ID: 8642675
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: B41J,B41M,C09D

Abstract:
1. An image forming method comprising the steps of: 1) ejecting an actinic ray curable ink-jet ink from a metal nozzle installed in an ink-jet recording head onto a recording medium, the actinic ray curable ink-jet ink comprising an actinic ray curable composition comprising a photo-polymerizable compound, a photo-polymerization initiator, and a silicone surfactant, wherein the terminal positions of the silicone surfactant are modified with a polyether and the photo-polymerizable compound is a cationic polymerizable compound, and 2) irradiating actinic rays to the ejected actinic ray curable ink-jet ink on the recording medium, wherein the actinic ray curable ink-jet ink comprises at least one kind of pigment, and wherein a maximum particle size of the at least one kind of pigment ranges from 0.3 μm to 10 μm.