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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicant:
Takeo Arai, Hino, JP;
Inventor:
Takeo Arai, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image recording device has: a first recording head which discharges a first ink for a first image forming process; a second recording head which discharges a second ink for a second image forming process; a curing section which cures an ink on a recording medium; and a controller which controls the curing section to cure the first ink on the recording medium, and controls the second recording head to start discharging the second ink after a conversion of the first ink on the recording medium becomes not less than 30%.