Patent ID: 7399045
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A double-sided printable image recording apparatus comprising: a conveyer to convey a recording medium; a fixed recording head to eject an aqueous ink and a treating liquid capable of aggregating a colorant contained in the aqueous ink to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyer, the fixed recording head being arranged in a direction substantially orthogonal to a conveying direction of the recording medium, and having a printing region corresponding to the width of the recording medium; and an ejection controller to control ejection of the aqueous ink and the treating liquid from the fixed recording head based on image information, wherein the ejection controller, in a double-sided printing mode for printing on both sides of the recording medium, controls an ejection amount of the treating liquid ejected on a front surface of the recording medium per sheet of the recording medium to a smaller amount than the amount in a single-sided printing mode for printing only on one side.