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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Nobuhiko Takekoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Irizawa, Kamakura, JP;
Nobuhiko Takekoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Irizawa, Kamakura, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention performs a uniform lamination on a print medium by controlling generated heat of the thermal head for forming a protective layer according to a volume of water contained in the print medium. For this purpose, the apparatus has a printing unit to form an image on a print medium according to an input image signal by using an ink jet print head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink droplets and a post-processing unit to form a protective layer on the print medium printed with the image in the printing unit by applying heat energy generated by a thermal head to a protective material. The heat energy applied from the thermal head to the printed medium is controlled by a control unit according to a printing condition, such as an ink volume applied to the print medium.