Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2006-03-23

2008-12-02

Meier, Stephen D (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Medium and processing means

C347S102000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07458672

ABSTRACT:
The image forming apparatus comprises: an object liquid ejection device which ejects object liquid containing coloring material and solvent, onto a recording medium; a separating device which separates the coloring material and the solvent in the object liquid ejected on the recording medium; and a solvent removal device including an absorbing body which absorbs the solvent, the absorbing body being pressed against the object liquid in which the coloring material and the solvent are separated by the separating device, wherein an elastic modulus Enof the absorbing body in a pressing direction in which the absorbing body is pressed against the object liquid ejected on the recording medium, and an elastic modulus Esof the absorbing body in an orthogonal direction perpendicular to the pressing direction, satisfy the following relationship: En<Es.

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