Patent ID: 8033660
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An active-energy ray curable ink-jet recording apparatus comprising: an active-energy ray irradiation source; a plurality of full-line ink-jet heads which eject a liquid functional material that is curable by an active-energy ray, onto a recording medium which is scanned and transported; a unit for applying a clear ink for undercoating, at a position upstream from said plurality of full-line ink-jet heads in the direction of transporting the recording medium; and a head controller for controlling said heads to form an image on the recording medium, wherein said plurality of full-line ink-jet heads comprise at least a black head and a yellow head on an extreme downstream side in a direction of transporting the recording medium, and wherein said head controller sets a range outside a yellow ejection range as an ejectable range of said black head.