US 7,530,684 B2
Inkjet recording apparatus
Jun Yamanobe, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/330,092.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-008145 (JP), filed on Jan. 14, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0158494 A1, Jul. 20, 2006
Int. Cl. B41J 2/17 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 347—96  [347/100] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
an ink ejection head which forms a desired image by ejecting ink toward a recording medium;
a treatment liquid ejection head that ejects a first treatment liquid on to the recording medium, the first treatment liquid reacting with the ink on the recording medium;
a treatment liquid application device that applies a second treatment liquid to the recording medium when the treatment liquid application device is in contact with the recordinag medium, the second treatment liquid reacting with the ink on the recording medium; and
control device which controls the treatment liquid ejection head and the treatment liquid application device so that at least one of the treatment liquid ejection head and the treatment liquid application device is operative to supply their respective first and second treatment liquids to the recording medium.