Patent ID: 6357871
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
An ink jet recording medium which comprises a support and a layer comprising fine particles of a thermoplastic organic polymer formed on at least one side of the support, so that said fine particles of a thermoplastic organic polymer are dissolved or melted after ink jet recording to form a layer wherein said fine particles of a thermoplastic organic polymer are fused to one another, wherein:(1) an ink-absorbing layer comprising an inorganic pigment is formed between the support and the layer comprising fine particles of a thermoplastic organic polymer, (2) said fine particles of a thermoplastic organic polymer have an average particle size within a range of from 1 to 20 &mgr;m, and (3) said inorganic pigment comprises a pigment having an average secondary particle size of at least 1 &mgr;m and less than 5 &mgr;m and a pigment having an average secondary particle size of at least 5 &mgr;m.