Patent ID: 6786587
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B41J,B41M,C09D

Abstract:
An ink-jet printing apparatus for performing printing by applying a first ink, a second ink, and a treatment liquid reacting with the first ink and the second ink onto a printing medium, the first ink and the second ink being of the same color, comprising:an application device configured to apply the first ink, the second ink, and the treatment liquid in this sequence to the printing medium so that the first ink, the second ink and the treatment liquid are mixed on the printing medium, wherein one of the first ink and the second ink is a pigment ink containing a pigment, and the other of the first ink and the second ink is a dye ink containing a dye, wherein the penetration speed of the treatment liquid relative to the printing medium is higher than the penetration speeds of the first ink and the second ink.