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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Eisuke Nishitani, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Otani, Kodaira, JP;
Takayuki Sekine, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichiro Nakazawa, Machida, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transfer-type ink jet recording apparatus including an intermediate image forming unit for applying an ink containing a resin to an intermediate transfer member to form an intermediate image and a transfer unit for transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The apparatus further includes a heating unit for heating the intermediate image to a temperature equal to or higher than the minimum film forming temperature of the resin and a cooling unit for cooling the intermediate image heated by the heating unit to a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the resin to supply the image to the transfer unit.