Patent ID: 7278729
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording head of an ink jet system for jetting an ultraviolet curable ink on a recording medium to form an image; and an irradiation device for radiating an ultraviolet ray to the ink placed on the recording medium to cure and fix the ink, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of recording modes with different image recording speeds for changing a maximum amount of ink to be jetted corresponding to the plurality of recording modes, wherein the maximum amount of ink to be jetted is decreased for a recording mode with a high image recording speed, and the maximum amount of ink to be jetted is increased for a recording mode with a low image recording speed, in the plurality of recording modes, and wherein the maximum amount of ink to be jetted is determined by ink droplet size.