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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2015
Koji Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukitaka Watarai, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukitaka Watarai, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus, including: a pretreatment unit configured to bring a surface of a recording medium into contact with plasma; and an image forming unit configured to eject an ink onto the recording medium to thereby form an image; wherein the ink contains a pigment, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and resin particles, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent is an amide compound having an inorganic/organic value (I/O value) of 1.1 to 2.0, and wherein the resin particles are ether-based polyurethane resin particles and have an acid group amount of 2.0 meq/g or more.
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