Patent ID: 6555207
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B41M,Y10T

Abstract:
An ink-jet recording material having on at least one surface of a base paper at least one ink-receiving layer comprising pigment and binder, said ink-receiving layer having surface roughness parameters (a), (b) and (c) specified below and an Oken-type smoothness of at most 30 seconds when determined according to Japan TAPPI No. 5:(a) a surface roughness of at least 9.0 &mgr;m, measured with a PARKER PRINT-SURF measurement device under a soft packing condition of 5 kgf/cm2 according to ISO 8791-4:1992, (b) a surface roughness of at least 7.0 &mgr;m, measured with PPS under a soft packing condition of 10 kgf/cm2 according to ISO 8791-4:1992, and (c) a center-line average roughness (Ra) of at least 3.0 &mgr;m, measured with a stylus-type roughness tester according to JIS B0651.