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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
Ryuji Katsuragi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Shioya, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of reducing the kogation of the surface of the heater of a recording head for applying thermal energy to the ink in the recording head in order to discharge the ink from the recording head can effectively reduce the kogation to make it possible to print high quality images and prolong the service life of the recording head. With the method of reducing the kogation of the surface of the heater of the ink-jet recording head of an ink-jet printer, the ink-jet recording head is provided with a heater for applying thermal energy to ink in order to discharge ink from an orifice and the heater has a top surface protecting layer containing a metal and/or a metal oxide, while the ink is adapted to ink-jet recording and contains (a) a coloring material, (b) a liquid medium and (c) diglycollic acid or iminodiacetic acid or salts thereof.