Patent ID: 6299286
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B05C,B41J,B41M

Abstract:
An image forming method for forming a n image on an image receiving medium with a recording liquid, comprising the steps of:providing said recording liquid including an image forming liquid for finally forming the image and a clear liquid which is substantially transparent after dried out, a proportion of the image forming liquid and the clear liquid in the recording liquid being varied based on an image signal; andextruding said recording liquid from each of extruding ports aligned in a recording head to said image receiving medium as a continuous flow while said image receiving medium is moved relatively to the aligned extruding ports so that the recording liquid is continuously applied on sa id image receiving medium to form the image;wherein a bead of said recording liquid is formed at a position where said recording liquid comes into contact with said image receiving medium while performing application of said recording liquid; and wherein an undercoating liquid is superimposed on said recording liquid so that the undercoating liquid is positioned on a plane to be brought into contact with the surface of said image receiving medium;whereby a sinuosity of a stream line of said recording liquid in said bead is prevented while allowing a sinuosity of a stream line of said undercoating liquid in said bead.