Patent ID: 7232205
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording method comprising: jetting an ink to a recording material via an ink jet recording apparatus, wherein the ink is cationically polymerizable ink, and the ink jet recording apparatus comprises; an ink jet recording head fitted with a nozzle to eject ink; capping an ejection plane of the nozzle; cleaning the ejection plane of the nozzle with a cleaning member that contacts the ejection plane of the nozzle; supplying ink with a piping member to the ink jet recording head or to discharge the ink; and supplying the ink with an ink tank member to the ink jet recording head or to store discharged ink, wherein a weight variation ratio of at least one of the capping member, the cleaning member, the piping member and the tank member, which is determined by an immersion test in the ink, is less than 50 percent.