Patent ID: 6910764
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: B41J,C09D

Abstract:
1. An image recording method for ejecting and placing energy radiation curable ink which is cured when irradiated with energy radiation according to an ink-jet recording method, irradiating the energy radiation on a recording medium on which ink dots are formed, and printing an image, the method comprising: ejecting the energy radiation curable ink to the recording medium from a plurality of nozzles provided for an ink-jet head, moving the recording medium to the ink-jet head relatively, and forming the image; condensing the energy radiation to be an approximately parallel ray; and controlling a range to which the energy radiation is irradiated, so as to correspond to a recording width of the ink-jet head, wherein the energy radiation curable ink comprises a polymerizable composition to form a polymer compound through polymerization reaction, an initiator for initiating the polymerization reaction when irradiated with the energy radiation, and a color material for coloring the energy radiation curable ink; the initiator initiates the polymerization reaction when irradiated with the energy radiation having a wavelength which is within a range from 250 to 450 nm or 800 nm or longer; and the energy radiation curable ink has a viscosity of 6 to 500 mPa·s at 25° C.