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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Soichi Yamazaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Ayako Nishiki, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Soichi Yamazaki, Shiojiri, JP;
Ayako Nishiki, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/00 (2014.01); B41J 2/055 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14274 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14419 (2013.01); B41J 2/055 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus including an ink jet head for ejecting a water-based ink while moving at a speed of 0.5 m/s or more relative to a recording medium, wherein the water-based ink contains a fatty acid and a volatile alcohol, the volatile alcohol being used to emulsify the fatty acid and disperse the fatty acid in water and having a higher vapor pressure than water at 20° C.