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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Hiroyuki Onishi, Nagano, JP;
Hiroki Midorikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Teiichi Otani, Tokyo, JP;
Norihumi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An ink jet recording medium is provided which can be excellent in the ink-absorbing property, showing a high coloring property of images, and capable of printing images of a high image quality without causing color unevenness even by bidirectional printing using a high-resolution printer. An ink jet recording medium in the case of carrying out bidirectional printing using a printer of a serial system wherein inks of at least two colors are mounted in carriages and the nozzle row is disposed in parallel with the main scanning direction of a head, wherein the recording medium comprises a base material and an ink-receiving layer, the ink-receiving layer has an average ink-absorbing capacity of from 10 to 30 cc/cm , and the contact angle of the uppermost surface layer of the ink-receiving layer is from 20 to 60 degree to an ink having a surface tension of from 25 to 72 dyn/cm, is also provided.