Patent ID: 7497564
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B41J,B41M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A liquid absorbing member for absorbing excessive ink components from an ink image formed on a recording medium during ink jet recording, wherein the liquid absorbing member comprises, on a surface thereof, a hydrophilic absorbing layer which contains fibrous matter, the recovery rate of fine particles having a volume-average particle size of 5 μm by the hydrophilic absorbing layer alone is 90% or more, and the fiber thickness of fibers composing the fibrous matter is in a range of about 0.01 to 100 dtex, and the fiber weight of the fibrous matter per square centimeter is in a range of about 20 to 3,000 g/cm the liquid absorbing member being in contact with the ink image formed on the recording medium, the liquid absorbing member absorbing the excessive ink components from the ink image by said contact.