Patent ID: 8746871

Claim:
An image formation device comprising: a droplet ejecting device that ejects droplets onto a recording medium; and a drying device that dries the droplets ejected onto the recording medium, the drying device comprising an infrared heater at which a peak wavelength of infrared rays is set to be less than or equal to 1.2 μm; wherein: A) during a first stage of drying, using the drying device, in which a moisture content, derived from the droplets, at the recording medium is greater than or equal to 4.0 g/m 2 , heating is carried out under a condition that a paper surface temperature of the recording medium becomes less than or equal to 100° C., at which the moisture content that has penetrated into the recording medium evaporates; and B) during a second stage of drying, using the drying device, after the moisture content, derived from the droplets, at the recording medium becomes lower than 4.0 g/m 2 , heating is carried out such that the paper surface temperature of the recording medium exceeds 100° C.