Patent ID: 8287117

Claim:
A recording device comprising: an intermediate transfer member; a layer forming unit that forms a curable solution layer on the intermediate transfer member, the curable solution layer including a liquid-absorbing component, a curable material that is cured by irradiation of UV rays, and a surfactant having an HLB value of from about 8 to about 18; an ink supply unit that supplies ink droplets to the curable solution layer formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the curable solution layer, to which the ink droplets have been applied, from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium; a UV irradiation unit that irradiates UV rays onto the recording medium, to which the curable solution layer has been transferred, and a support member that is provided in a non-bending region of the intermediate transfer member to support the recording medium, wherein the support member includes an opening portion through which a pressure roll of the transfer unit contacts the recording medium.