(19)
(11) EP 1 952 998 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/32

(21) Application number: 08001909.4

(22) Date of filing: 01.02.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 11/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 01.02.2007 JP 2007023024
01.02.2007 JP 2007023146
29.03.2007 JP 2007088230
30.03.2007 JP 2007091286

(71) Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
Minato-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Furukawa, Koji
    Ashigara-kami-gun Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Ink-jet recording device


(57) The ink-jet recording device includes a transport unit for transporting a recording medium, an undercoating liquid applying unit for applying an undercoating liquid to the transported recording medium and an image forming unit that is disposed downstream of the undercoating liquid applying unit in a direction of travel by the recording medium, and has an ink-jet head which ejects an ink containing at least a colorant to form an image on the recording medium to which the undercoating liquid has been applied. The undercoating liquid applying unit has a coating roll for applying the undercoating liquid to the recording medium, and a drive unit which rotates the coating roll in a direction opposite to the transporting direction of the recording medium.







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