Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Midori Kushida

Yoshikazu Saito

Mitsutoshi Noguchi

Tetsuya Kosuge

Mamiko Kaji

Hikaru Ueda

Tsukasa Sano

Norio Ohkuma

Ryota Takeuchi

A porous layer included in a transfer body for image recording by a heat transfer method has a multiple layer configuration, and porous layers are provided such that when a thickness (mm) of each porous layer from a porous layer P(1) of the plurality of porous layers on a side closest to the surface layer to a porous layer P(n) on a side closest to the substrate is set to t(n) (n&#x2265;2), and a total thickness of the transfer body is set to T (mm), Expression (1): C&#xd7;T&#x2264;t(1)+ . . . +t(n) (here, C=0.4, and T&#x2265;1) is satisfied.

Transfer body, image recording method and image recording apparatus

A transfer member for transfer-type image formation according to the present invention includes, in this order, a heat insulating layer, a heat storage layer and a top layer having an image formation surface, and satisfies Expressions 1 to 6: Expression 1: 0.5&#x2264;t&#x2264;1.5 (trepresents the thickness [mm] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 2: 0.05&#x2264;t&#x2264;0.50 (trepresents the thickness [mm] of the heat storage layer), Expression 3: t&#x2264;0.020 (trepresents the thickness [mm] of the top layer), Expression 4: &#x3bb;&#x2264;0.20 (&#x3bb;represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m&#xb7;K)] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 5: &#x3bb;&#x2265;0.23 (&#x3bb;represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m&#xb7;K)] of the heat storage layer), and Expression 6: C&#x2265;1.52 (Crepresents the volume specific heat [MJ/(m&#xb7;K)] of the heat storage layer).

Transfer member, image-forming method and image-forming apparatus

The transfer member for transfer-type inkjet recording of the present invention is formed so that a surface layer includes an organosiloxane compound having a polyalkylene oxide unit and the contact angle of water and the contact angle of hexadecane on the surface are 85&#xb0; or more and 110&#xb0; or less and 25&#xb0; or more and 50&#xb0; or less, respectively.

Transfer member for transfer-type inkjet recording, inkjet recording method and inkjet recording apparatus

An intermediate transfer member for use in a transfer-type image recording method including the steps of applying an ink to an intermediate transfer member to form an intermediate image and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The intermediate transfer member includes a surface layer part onto which an ink is applied, the surface layer part containing an organic siloxane compound having a siloxane bond and a polyalkylene oxide unit.

Intermediate transfer member, image recording apparatus, and image recording method

An image recording method includes applying a reaction liquid containing a first polymer particle onto an intermediate transfer member, forming an intermediate image by applying an ink containing a second polymer particle onto the intermediate transfer member to which the reaction liquid has been applied, and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium while heating the intermediate image. The first polymer particle softens at temperature Tand the second polymer particle softens at temperature T. The transferring is performed so that the surface temperature Ta of the recording medium and the surface temperature Tb of the intermediate transfer member satisfy: (1) Tb&#x3c;Ta, (2) T&#x3c;Ta, and (3) Tb&#x3c;T, and so that the elastic modulus Ea of the intermediate image at the temperature Ta and the elastic modulus Eb of the intermediate image at the temperature Tb satisfy 1.5&#x3c;Eb/Ea.

Image recording method

There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording to which inks and coagulants can be satisfactorily applied and that can substantially maintain high water repellency through repetitive transfer. An intermediate transfer member for use in transfer ink jet recording, wherein an outer portion of the intermediate transfer member contains a component produced by condensing at least an organosilicon compound having the following general formula (1):X&#x2014;Si(OR)(R)&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)

Intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording

There is provided an intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording in which formation of cracks on its surface is suppressed and that has good transferability. The intermediate transfer member for transfer ink jet recording includes a surface layer, a buffer layer, and a compression layer, wherein the surface layer, the buffer layer, and the compression layer are formed in that order from the image-forming surface side, a compression modulus (E1) of the surface layer is 300 MPa or more and 10000 MPa or less, a compression modulus (E2) of the buffer layer is 0.5 MPa or more and 30.0 MPa or less, and E1, E2, and a compression modulus (E3) of the compression layer satisfy formula (1) below.(1/10)&#x3e;2&#x3e;3&#x2003;&#x2003;Formula (1)

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Midori Kushida