Patent ID: 6406118
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink jet recording apparatus for recording an image by discharging liquid ink from an ink jet recording head to a recording medium at a recording position, said apparatus being capable of recording the image on different recording media having different absorptivities, said apparatus comprising:conveying means for conveying said recording medium along a conveyance route from the recording position; fixing means for fixing liquid ink discharged from said recording head to said recording medium, said fixing means fixing the liquid ink by applying heat to said recording medium at a predetermined position in the conveyance route of said recording medium; a first operational mode in which said fixing means is set to a heating condition corresponding to a recording medium with a first liquid absorptivity; and a second operational mode in which said fixing means is set to a non-heating condition corresponding to a recording medium with a second liquid absorptivity higher than the first absorptivity; wherein said ink jet recording apparatus enters said first operational mode after an electrical power is applied thereto.