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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2006
Tetsuzo Kadomatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Konno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuzo Kadomatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Konno, Kanagawa, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus comprises: an ink ejection device which ejects a droplet of radiation-curable ink onto a recording medium; a solvent separating device which separates a coloring material component and a solvent component in the droplet of the radiation-curable ink on the recording medium; a solvent removing device which removes the solvent component separated by the solvent separating device; and a curing device which irradiates radiation onto the droplet of the radiation-curable ink after the solvent component is removed by the solvent removing device, in such a manner that the droplet of the radiation-curable ink is cured.