PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD

摘要

The invention provides ways of appropriately performing image transfer printing. A printing apparatus for performing image transfer printing is provided that includes: a transfer belt provided as a transfer image forming member on which a transfer image is created; an inkjet head that creates the transfer image on the transfer belt; a counter heater provided as a heating member that heats the transfer belt; a transfer roller provided as a transfer member that transfers the transfer image to a medium; and a strong UV irradiator provided as an image fixing unit that fixes to the medium the image transferred to the medium. The inkjet head ejects ink droplets of an ink containing a solvent that is removed by heating with the counter heater. The ink has a viscosity of 50 mPa·sec or more after the solvent is removed by heating with the counter heater.

主权项

1. A printing apparatus for performing an image transfer printing, and the printing apparatus comprising:
a transfer image forming member on which a transfer image is created, and the transfer image is an image to be transferred to a medium; an inkjet head that ejects ink droplets to the transfer image forming member using an inkjet scheme, so as to create the transfer image on the transfer image forming member; a heating member that heats the transfer image forming member; a transfer member that transfers the transfer image created on the transfer image forming member to the medium; and an image fixing unit that fixes the image which is transferred to the medium with the transfer member to the medium, wherein the inkjet head ejects ink droplets of an ink containing a solvent that is removed by heating with the heating member, and wherein the ink has a viscosity of 50 mPa·sec or more after the solvent is removed by heating with the heating member, from the ink droplets landed on the transfer image forming member.