JP2000355157A - Method and apparatus for recording - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image having excellent decorativeness by forming the image raised in a protrusion state on a material to be recorded in a method for recording having the steps of forming the image on an intermediate transfer by using an ink jet recording method of an intermediate transfer type and then transferring the image to the material. SOLUTION: In the method for recording comprising the steps of forming a layer of a material capable of previously dissolving or swelling in a liquid and raising a viscosity of the liquid, on an intermediate transfer 102, then giving liquid onto the material to form an image on the transfer 102, and then transferring the image formed on the transfer to a medium to be recorded, the image formed on the transfer 102 is an image of the state adherable with a material for forming a protruding image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording method and apparatus using a liquid applying device, and more particularly, to an intermediate transfer formed on an intermediate transfer member by applying a liquid applied from the liquid applying device in response to an image signal. An image is formed on an intermediate transfer body by applying the image on a body, and then the image is transferred onto a recording medium such as a transfer paper, and a recording method and apparatus of a so-called intermediate transfer system. And a recording method for producing an emboss effect on the image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As in an ink jet recording system, a recording method of recording a liquid containing a colorant as liquid droplets in accordance with an image signal has a relatively simple apparatus configuration, is small and lightweight, and has low noise. It is excellent in a certain point and is widely used as an image recording method for individuals. However, there is a problem that the resolution of the print is reduced due to the occurrence of a phenomenon such as blurring of the print or penetration of the image to the back of the recording paper, that is, a so-called show-through. In order to cope with such an image quality problem, a quick-drying ink is usually used. On the other hand, a method of forming an image by making a character, figure, symbol, pattern, or the like float on a recording medium in a convex shape, that is, a so-called embossing method is known. As one of such embossing methods, there is a method of mechanically floating an image on a cardboard or the like in a convex shape. However, since the convex shape is mechanically formed, the back surface is concave and the back surface can be utilized. There is a problem that cannot be achieved. Furthermore, a bump printing method is known as a method of forming an image by causing a convex character, figure, symbol, pattern, or the like to float on a recording medium surface by printing.
In this method, an image is printed on a recording medium using printing ink by letterpress printing such as offset, and a pigment or dye is sprinkled and heated and dried before the printing ink dries, so that the printed matter has a three-dimensional appearance. However, since expensive equipment is required for production, it is exclusively used for mass production and is rarely used for personal taste. In recent years, demands for embossing processing have been produced as one method of image recording for individuals. As an invention for meeting such a demand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-104 discloses an embossing ink, a stamp table, a pen, and the like used for manufacturing an embossing image.
No. 841. However, this method obtains an image manually and is not suitable for medium-size printing which requires a certain number of sheets. Therefore, it is conceivable to apply embossing to the ink jet recording method to obtain an embossed image.However, in the ink jet recording method, as described above, blurring of the print and reflection of the image penetrating to the back of the recording paper may occur. In order to cope with the problem, since ink used for recording on a recording medium is generally a quick-drying ink, when an image is formed with such a quick-drying ink, the image is formed by raised printing. The material for forming the raised image does not adhere. Therefore,
If the ink is made slow drying in order to attach the material for forming the raised image, the image will bleed and a quality problem will occur as described above. Further, it is conceivable to attach the ink by increasing the viscosity itself of the ink. However, if the viscosity is increased, there is a problem that the ejection stability of the ink is deteriorated and the reliability is poor.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention uses an ink jet recording method, particularly an ink jet recording method of an intermediate transfer system, to transfer a liquid in accordance with an image signal. Applied above, to form an image on the intermediate transfer body, and then, in a recording method of transferring the image on a recording medium, by forming an image raised in a convex shape on the recording medium, An object of the present invention is to provide a new recording method and apparatus capable of obtaining an image having excellent decorativeness.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a layer of a material which can be dissolved or swelled by a liquid and which can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on the intermediate transfer member in advance, and thereafter, the layer of the material is formed. Forming an image on the intermediate transfer member by applying the liquid thereon, and then transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, wherein the image is formed on the intermediate transfer member. The image forming apparatus is characterized in that a material for forming a convex raised image is attached to the image. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the first aspect, the viscosity of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is such that a material for forming a convex raised image adheres. The main feature is that it has a viscosity that allows it to work. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the first aspect, the amount of the material used for forming the image on the intermediate transfer member by applying the liquid is such that the material for forming the convex raised image is adhered. The main feature is that the amount can be applied. According to the invention of claim 4, claim 1
4. In the recording method according to any one of Items 3 to 3, a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer member is a polyalkyl oxide such as polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylamide, and polypropylene glycol. , Glue, gelatin, casein, albumin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl ether, polyvinylmethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, glucose, xylose, sucrose, maltose, arabinose, α-cyclodextrin, starch and the like Main features are polymers, graft polymers, cross-linked products, and mixtures or copolymers thereof. To.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, after forming the image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid, a convex raised image is formed on the formed image. The main feature is to attach the material to be formed. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, after forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid, a convex raised image is formed on the formed image. The main feature is that the material to be formed is a material made of a polyamide or polyacrylic low melting point resin. According to the invention of claim 7, a layer of a material which can be dissolved or swelled with a liquid and which can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on the intermediate transfer member in advance, and then the liquid is applied on the material. Forming an image on the intermediate transfer member,
Next, in a recording method for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the image formation by applying the liquid on the material and the formation of the convex protrusion image are simultaneously performed. The most important feature is to do it. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the seventh aspect, the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid has a property of forming a convex projection image and a liquid. The main feature of the material is that it has a property of swelling and thickening. According to the ninth aspect, in the recording method according to the seventh aspect,
The main feature is that the material that can be dissolved or swelled by the liquid and can increase the viscosity of the liquid is a mixture of a material that forms a convex projection image and a material that swells and thickens with the liquid. And

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting a water absorbing property and a thickening property on the liquid on the intermediate transfer member, and applying the liquid on the material. In a recording apparatus having image forming means for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body and transfer means for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the recording apparatus is formed by the image forming means. The most main feature is that a means for adding a material for forming a convex raised image to an image is provided. According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus of the tenth aspect, the main feature is that the means for adding the material for forming the convex raised image is located between the image forming means and the transfer means. I do. According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus of the tenth aspect, the main feature is that the means for adding the material for forming the convex raised image is located between the transfer means and the paper discharge means. I do. Claim 13
According to the invention, the recording apparatus according to the tenth to twelfth aspects is characterized in that a heating means for heating a material for forming a convex raised image is provided. According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth aspect, a heating means for heating a material for forming a convex raised image is located between the transfer means and the paper discharge means. And
According to the invention of claim 15, a material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase with respect to the liquid on the intermediate transfer body, and applying the liquid on the material to perform the intermediate transfer In a recording apparatus having an image forming means for forming an image on a body and a transfer means for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the material forming means has a water absorbing property with respect to the liquid. The most main feature is that a material exhibiting a viscosity increase and a material forming a convex raised image are simultaneously formed on the intermediate transfer member.

[0007] The present invention configured as described above has the following features.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a layer of a material that can be dissolved or swelled with a liquid in advance and that can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on the intermediate transfer body, and then the liquid is applied on the material to form the liquid. In a recording method of forming an image on an intermediate transfer body and then transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the image formed on the intermediate transfer body forms a convex raised image. The image is in a state in which the material to be adhered can be attached, so that in addition to forming a base on which a material having an embossing effect that could not be adhered to the conventional quick-drying inkjet image can be adhered, bleeding of the liquid jumps Thus, it is possible to provide a recording method which is suppressed sharply and has high sharpness. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the first aspect, the viscosity of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is a material that forms a convex raised image. Is a viscosity capable of adhering to the image, so that it is possible to form an underlayer having an appropriate viscosity capable of adding an embossing effect to the image, and to obtain an image having excellent decorativeness. Can be provided. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the first aspect, the amount of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is such that a material for forming a convex raised image is used. Since it is assumed that the amount is such that the
It is possible to form a base having an appropriate amount of adhesion capable of adding an embossing effect to an image, and to provide a recording method capable of obtaining an image with excellent decorativeness.

According to the invention of claim 4, claims 1 to 3 are provided.
In the recording method described above, the material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer member is a polyalkyl oxide such as polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylamide, or polypropylene glycol. , Gelatin, casein, albumin,
Alginic acid, sodium alginate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl ether, polyvinylmethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, glucose, xylose, sucrose, maltose, arabinose, α-cyclodextrin, copolymers such as starch, graft polymers, crosslinked products And a mixture or copolymer thereof, so that the choice of materials that can form an appropriate underlayer for maximizing the embossing effect is widened, and the image is more excellent in decorativeness. Can be provided. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, after forming the image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid, a convex raised image is formed on the formed image. As a result, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, it is possible to provide a recording method capable of obtaining an image having more excellent decorativeness. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, after forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid, a convex raised image is formed on the formed image. Since the material to be used is a material composed of a polyamide or polyacrylic low melting point resin, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, an image having more excellent decorativeness can be obtained. A method can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 7, a layer of a material which can be dissolved or swelled with a liquid and which can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on the intermediate transfer member in advance, and then the liquid is formed on the material. To form an image on the intermediate transfer body, and then transfer the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, by applying the liquid on the material Since the formation of the image and the formation of the convex projection image are performed simultaneously, separate devices for the two materials are not required, and an image with more excellent decorativeness can be obtained. A possible recording method can be provided. According to the invention of claim 8, claim 7
In the recording method described above, the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid is a material having both a property of forming a convex projection image and a property of swelling and thickening by a liquid. Because there is
Separate devices and the like for the two materials are not required, and a recording method capable of obtaining an image with more excellent decorativeness can be provided. According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the seventh aspect, the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid is a material that forms a convex projection image and a liquid. Is a mixture with a material that swells and thickens due to
Separate devices or the like for one material are not required, and a recording method capable of obtaining an image with even more excellent decorativeness can be provided. According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase with respect to the liquid on the intermediate transfer body, and applying the liquid on the material to form the intermediate transfer An image forming unit for forming an image on a body, and a recording apparatus having a transfer unit for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the image formed by the image forming unit, Since a means for adding a material for forming a convex raised image is provided, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image with more excellent decorativeness can be obtained. Can be provided. Claim 11
According to the recording apparatus of the tenth aspect,
Since the means for adding the material for forming the convex raised image is located between the image forming means and the transfer means, it is possible to add the material for forming the convex raised image before the ink dries. Thus, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, it is possible to provide a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image with more excellent decorativeness.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth aspect, the means for adding the material for forming the convex raised image is located between the transfer means and the paper discharge means. Therefore, a material for forming a convex raised image is added to the recording medium after transfer, so that material consumption can be reduced, and an image having an embossing effect can be obtained. A recording device capable of obtaining excellent images can be provided. Claim 13
According to the invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth to twelfth aspects, since the heating means for heating the material for forming the convex raised image is provided, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained. It is possible to provide a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image with even more excellent decorativeness. According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth aspect, the heating means for heating the material for forming the convex raised image is located between the transfer means and the paper discharge means. An image having an effect can be obtained, and as a result, it is possible to provide a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image having more excellent decorativeness. Claim 15
According to the invention, material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase on the liquid on the intermediate transfer body, and applying the liquid on the material to form a layer on the intermediate transfer body In a recording apparatus having an image forming means for forming an image, and a transfer means for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the material forming means has a water absorbing property and a viscosity increasing property with respect to the liquid. Is formed on the intermediate transfer member at the same time as the material having the embossing effect, and an image having an embossing effect can be obtained. As a result, an image having more excellent decorativeness can be obtained. Recording apparatus capable of performing the above-described operations.

[0011]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for explaining an example of an intermediate transfer inkjet recording system to which a recording method and an apparatus according to the present invention are applied. First, an intermediate transfer medium (hereinafter, referred to as a setting agent) (not shown) is applied and formed on the intermediate transfer body belt 102. Specifically, the set agent container 1 is placed on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 102.
The setting amount of the setting agent in the coating agent 18 is controlled by the coating amount control blade 119, and the coating auxiliary roller 120, the coating roller
21 is applied. Next, ink droplets are ejected by the inkjet recording head 101 in accordance with the image signal. The intermediate transfer belt 102 has three rollers 10
It is configured to rotate endlessly between 3, 104, and 105 to convey the applied setting agent and the image printed on the setting agent. Intermediate transfer belt 1
The image formed by the ink droplets formed on the sheet 02 and the set agent in the image portion are fed from the sheet feeding tray 106 to the sheet feeding roller 1.
07, 108, 109, 110 and registration roller 11
The image is transferred by a transfer roller 114 onto the surface of a recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as recording paper) conveyed by 2 and 113. Next, the recording sheet on which the image formed by the ink droplets and the set agent in the image portion are transferred is discharged to a discharge tray 117 by discharge rollers 115 and 116. An image formed by ink droplets formed on the intermediate transfer belt 102;
After the setting agent in the image portion is transferred to the recording paper, the setting agent remaining on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 102 is cleaned by a cleaning roller 122 and a cleaning blade 123 as necessary, and then the setting agent is applied again. It is configured to be performed.

Hereinafter, the recording method of the present invention will be described based on specific embodiments. In the first embodiment of the present invention, an ink-jet printer of an intermediate transfer system was used as a recording device using droplets, and an ink used for Ricoh Ipsiojet 300 (trademark) was used as an ink. Fine paper was used as the recording paper, and polyacrylic acid (manufactured by Nippon Pure Chemical Co., Ltd.), which is a setting agent exhibiting water absorption and thickening, was used as the setting agent. In addition, although polyacrylic acid is taken up here, polyalkyl oxides such as polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylamide, polypropylene glycol, glue, gelatin, casein, albumin, alginic acid, sodium alginate,
Methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl ether, polyvinylmethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, glucose, xylose, sucrose, maltose, arabinose, α-cyclodextrin, starch and other copolymers, graft polymers, crosslinked products and mixtures thereof Alternatively, a copolymer may be used. In addition, polyamide was used as a material that provides an embossing effect. Here, polyamide is taken up, but a polyamide or polyacrylic low melting point resin may be used. The above-described setting agent was applied to the intermediate transfer belt 102 using the apparatus described in FIG. 1, and an image was formed by the process described in FIG. A material having an embossing effect was attached to the formed image, and it was observed whether the material was retained in the formed image. As a result, it was revealed that the material having the embossing effect was appropriately held in the formed image. When the viscosity was confirmed, it was found that the viscosity was such that a material for forming a convex raised image could be attached. Further, when the amount of the adhered material was confirmed, it was found that the amount of the material capable of forming the convex raised image could be adhered. This image was transferred to high quality paper, and further heated at 150 ° C., whereupon the image was melted to form a convex raised image. As a comparative example of the first embodiment, an ink jet printer of Ricoh Ipsiojet 300 (trademark) was used as a droplet recording apparatus, and ink used for Ricoh Ipsiojet 300 (trademark) was used. .
A material having an embossing effect was applied to an image formed on the intermediate transfer belt 102 using a conventionally used setting agent. As a result, it became clear that the material having the embossing effect did not adhere particularly to the character portion, and it was not possible to obtain a convex raised image having the desired effect.

Next, a recording method and apparatus of the present invention will be described according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, an ink-jet printer of an intermediate transfer system was used as a recording device using droplets, and ink for Ripco's EpsioJet 300 (trademark) was used. Fine paper was used as the recording paper, and the same material as that described in the first embodiment was used as the setting agent. In addition, the same material as that of the first embodiment was used as a material that provides an embossing effect. A first point different from the first embodiment is that the above setting agent and a material having an emboss effect are combined into one component by processing, and the second point is shown in FIG. That is, the heat source 125 is disposed inside the paper discharge roller 116 as described above. Due to these differences, the material becomes a material having both the property of swelling and thickening by liquid and the property of forming a convex raised image. The one-component material is applied onto the intermediate transfer belt 102 using the application roller 121 described in FIG. 1, and an image is formed on the one-component material by the inkjet recording head 101 by the process described in FIG. did. As a result, the formation of the image by the setting agent and the formation of the convex raised image are performed simultaneously, and the image is formed on the recording paper by transferring the image to the high-quality paper. Roller 116
The heat was applied above the melting point of the material having the embossing effect. As the evaluation of the formed image, the presence or absence of the embossing effect was visually confirmed. As a result, it has been clarified that an embossing effect can be obtained and an image without bleeding or show-through is formed as compared with the conventional inkjet recording on plain paper.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, an ink-jet printer of an intermediate transfer system was used as a recording device using droplets, and ink for Ripco's EpsioJet 300 (trademark) was used. Use high quality paper as the recording paper,
The same material as that described in Embodiment 1 was used as the setting agent. In addition, the same material as that of the first embodiment was used as a material that provides an embossing effect. The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the above-described setting agent and a material having an embossing effect are mixed, that is, the embossing and the setting agent having an effect of swelling and thickening by a liquid. The point is that a two-component mixed material with a material having an effect is used. Setting agent application roller 1 described in the second embodiment
21, the above two-component material was applied onto the intermediate transfer member belt 102, and an image was formed by the inkjet recording head 101 by the process described in the second embodiment.
As a result, the formation of the image by the setting agent and the formation of the convex ridge image are performed simultaneously, and the image is formed on the recording paper by transferring the image to the high-quality paper. Similarly, the sheet was heated by a sheet discharge roller 116 containing a heat source 125. As the evaluation of the formed image, the presence or absence of the embossing effect was visually confirmed. As a result, compared to the conventional inkjet recording on plain paper,
The embossing effect was confirmed. Further, it has been clarified that a high-quality image without bleeding or show-through is formed.

As a fourth embodiment of the present invention, an ink-jet printer of an intermediate transfer system was used as a recording apparatus using droplets, and an ink for epsiojet 300 (trademark) manufactured by Ricoh Co., Ltd. was used. Fine paper was used as the recording paper, and the same material as in the first embodiment was used as the setting agent. The fourth embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that a coating means 1 for applying a material having an embossing effect is used.
11 is an ink jet recording head 1 as an image forming means.
01 and the transfer roller 114. The applying means 111 may be the same as the applying agent applying roller 121 described above. A material having an embossing effect is applied to the image formed on the intermediate transfer body belt 102 by the ink jet recording head 101 by the application unit 111, and is transferred by the transfer roller 114. Then, similarly to the second embodiment, the heat source 125 is incorporated. The heat was applied by the paper roller 116. As the evaluation of the formed image, the presence or absence of the embossing effect was visually confirmed. As a result, an embossing effect was confirmed as compared with the conventional inkjet recording on plain paper. Further, it has been clarified that a high-quality image without bleeding or show-through is formed.

As a fifth embodiment of the present invention, an ink-jet printer of an intermediate transfer system was used as a recording device using droplets, and an ink for epsiojet 300 (trademark) manufactured by Ricoh Co., Ltd. was used. Fine paper was used as the recording paper, and the same material as in the first embodiment was used as the setting agent. The fifth embodiment differs from the fourth embodiment in that an application means 124 for applying a material having an embossing effect to recording paper after image transfer is provided.
In the present embodiment, the coating means 124 for the material having the embossing effect is located between the transfer roller 114 and the paper discharge roller 116 of the apparatus described in the fourth embodiment. As the applying means 124, the same as the applying agent applying roller 121 for the setting agent can be used. After the image formed on the intermediate transfer member belt 102 is transferred by the transfer roller 114, the material is applied by the application means 124 of the material having the embossing effect, and thereafter, the heat source 1 is applied similarly to the fourth embodiment.
Heat was applied by a paper discharge roller 116 having a built-in 25.
As the evaluation of the formed image, the presence or absence of the embossing effect was visually confirmed. As a result, an embossing effect was confirmed as compared with the conventional inkjet recording on plain paper. Further, it has been clarified that a high-quality image without bleeding or show-through is formed.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a material which can be dissolved or swelled in advance with a liquid in an intermediate transfer member and which can increase the viscosity of the liquid. Forming a layer, then applying the liquid on the material to form an image on the intermediate transfer body, and then transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium. Since the image formed on the intermediate transfer member is an image in which the material for forming the convex raised image can be attached, the embossing which cannot be attached to the conventional quick-drying ink-jet image is adopted. In addition to the formation of a base on which a material having an effect can be attached, a recording method with high sharpness can be provided in which bleeding of the liquid is drastically suppressed. According to the invention of claim 2,
2. The recording method according to claim 1, wherein a viscosity of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is a viscosity to which a material for forming a convex raised image can be attached. As a result, it is possible to form a base having an appropriate viscosity capable of adding an embossing effect to an image, and to provide a recording method capable of obtaining an image having excellent decorativeness. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the first aspect, the amount of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is such that a material for forming a convex raised image is used. Is determined so that an embossing effect can be added to the image, so that a base having an appropriate amount of adhesion can be formed, and an image with excellent decorativeness can be obtained. A recording method could be provided. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to any one of the first to third aspects, a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer member is a polyalkyl oxide such as polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or the like.
Polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylamide, polypropylene glycol, glue, gelatin, casein, albumin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose,
Polyvinyl ether, polyvinyl methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, glucose, xylose, sucrose, maltose, arabinose, α-cyclodextrin, starch and other copolymers, graft polymers, cross-linked products and mixtures or copolymers with these Therefore, it is possible to provide a recording method capable of forming an appropriate underlayer for maximizing the embossing effect, selecting a material capable of forming an appropriate underlayer, and obtaining an image with more excellent decorativeness. Was.

According to the invention of claim 5, claims 1 to 4 are provided.
In the recording method described above, after forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid, since a material that forms a convex raised image is formed on the formed image,
An image having an embossing effect could be obtained, and as a result, a recording method capable of obtaining an image with more excellent decorativeness could be provided. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, after forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid, a convex raised image is formed on the formed image. Since the material to be used is a material made of a polyamide or polyacrylic low melting point resin, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, an image with more excellent decorativeness can be obtained. A method could be provided. According to the invention of claim 7, a layer of a material which can be dissolved or swelled with a liquid and which can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on the intermediate transfer member in advance, and then the liquid is applied on the material. Forming an image on the intermediate transfer member and then transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, forming the image by applying the liquid on the material And the formation of the convex projection image are performed simultaneously, so that separate devices for the two materials are not required, and a recording method capable of obtaining an image with even more excellent decorativeness can be obtained. Could be provided. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the seventh aspect, the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid has a property of forming a convex projection image and a liquid. A material having both properties of swelling and thickening, so that separate devices for the two materials are not required, and a recording method capable of obtaining an image with more excellent decorativeness is provided. We were able to.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the recording method according to the seventh aspect, the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid forms a convex projection image. The mixture of the material and the material that swells and thickens due to the liquid makes the embossing effect and the thickening effect separate in addition to the need for separate devices for the two materials. The embossing effect can be freely adjusted by using two-component materials, the embossing effect can be adjusted as desired, and the color of the embossing material can also be freely changed to provide a wide range of expressiveness. Thus, it was possible to provide a recording method capable of obtaining an image having more excellent decorativeness. According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase with respect to the liquid on the intermediate transfer body, and applying the liquid on the material to form the intermediate transfer An image forming unit for forming an image on a body, and a recording apparatus having a transfer unit for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium,
Since the image formed by the image forming means is provided with a means for adding a material for forming a convex raised image, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, the decorativeness is more excellent. Thus, a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image can be provided.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth aspect, the means for adding the material for forming the convex raised image is located between the image forming means and the transfer means. Before the ink dries, it is possible to add a material for forming a convex raised image, to obtain an image having an embossing effect, and as a result, to obtain an image with more excellent decorativeness. Equipment could be provided. According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth aspect, the means for adding the convex raised image is located between the transfer means and the paper discharge means. The material for forming the convex raised image is added to the body, the consumption of the material having the embossing effect can be reduced, and the image having the embossing effect can be obtained. As a result, the decorativeness is more excellent. A recording device capable of obtaining an image was provided. According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the tenth to twelfth aspects, since the heating means for heating the material forming the convex ridge image is provided, an image having an embossing effect can be obtained. As a result, it was possible to provide a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image having more excellent decorativeness. According to the invention of claim 14,
11. The recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the heating means for heating the material forming the convex raised image is located between the transfer means and the paper discharge means, so that an image having an embossing effect can be obtained. As a result, it was possible to provide a recording apparatus capable of obtaining an image having more excellent decorativeness. According to the invention of claim 15, a material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase with respect to the liquid on the intermediate transfer body, and applying the liquid on the material to perform the intermediate transfer In a recording apparatus having an image forming means for forming an image on a body and a transfer means for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the material forming means has a water absorbing property with respect to the liquid. And a material exhibiting a viscosity increase and a material forming a convex raised image are simultaneously formed on the intermediate transfer member, so that an image having an embossing effect can be obtained, and as a result, the decorativeness is further improved. A recording device capable of obtaining an image was provided.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus to which a recording method and apparatus according to the present invention are applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for explaining an example of a recording method and an apparatus according to the present invention.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Ink-jet recording head 102 Intermediate transfer belt 103 Roller 104 Roller 105 Roller 106 Paper feed tray 107 Paper feed roller 108 Paper feed roller 109 Paper feed roller 110 Paper feed roller 111 Coating means 112 Registration roller 113 Registration roller 114 Transfer roller 115 Paper discharge Roller 116 Discharge roller 117 Discharge tray 118 Intermediate transfer medium container 119 Coating amount control blade 120 Coating auxiliary roller 121 Coating roller 122 Cleaning roller 123 Cleaning blade 124 Coating means 125 Heat source

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[Claims] 1. A layer of a material that can be dissolved or swelled with a liquid and that can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on an intermediate transfer body in advance, and then the liquid is applied onto the material to form the intermediate transfer body. In a recording method for forming an image on a body and then transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, the image formed on the intermediate transfer body has a convex raised image formed thereon. A recording method, wherein a material to be applied is attached. 2. The recording method according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is such that a material for forming a convex raised image is adhered. A recording method, characterized in that the viscosity is such that a viscosity can be obtained. 3. The recording method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer body by applying the liquid is such that a material for forming a convex raised image is adhered. A recording method characterized in that the amount of adhesion is such that an ink can be applied. 4. The recording method according to claim 1, wherein a material used for forming an image on the intermediate transfer member is a polyalkyl oxide such as polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid,
Polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylamide, polypropylene glycol, glue, gelatin, casein, albumin, alginic acid, sodium alginate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinylether, polyvinylmethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, glucose, xylose, sucrose, maltose, A recording method comprising a copolymer of arabinose, α-cyclodextrin, starch or the like, a graft polymer, a crosslinked product, and a mixture or copolymer thereof. 5. The recording method according to claim 1, wherein after forming the image on the intermediate transfer member by applying the liquid, a material for forming a convex raised image is attached to the formed image. Recording method characterized by performing. 6. The recording method according to claim 1, wherein after forming the image on the intermediate transfer member by applying the liquid, a material for forming a convex protruding image with respect to the formed image is polyamide. A recording method characterized in that the recording method is a material made of a low melting point resin of a polyacrylic or polyacrylic type. 7. A layer of a material that can be dissolved or swelled with a liquid and that can increase the viscosity of the liquid is formed on the intermediate transfer member in advance, and then the liquid is applied on the material to form the intermediate transfer body. In a recording method of forming an image on a body, and then transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, forming an image by applying the liquid on the material; A recording method, wherein the projection image formation and the projection image formation are performed simultaneously. 8. The recording method according to claim 7, wherein the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid has a property of forming a convex projection image and swells and increases by the liquid. A recording method characterized by being a material having both viscous properties. 9. The recording method according to claim 7, wherein the material capable of being dissolved or swelled by the liquid and capable of increasing the viscosity of the liquid swells and increases with the material forming the convex projection image and the liquid. A recording method characterized by being a mixture with a viscous material. 10. A material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase on the liquid on the intermediate transfer member, and applying the liquid on the material to form an image on the intermediate transfer member. And a transfer means for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium, wherein the image formed by the image forming means has a raised convex image. A recording device provided with a means for adding a material for forming a recording medium. 11. The recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
A recording apparatus, wherein a means for adding a material for forming a convex raised image is located between the image forming means and the transfer means. 12. The recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
A recording apparatus, wherein a means for adding a material for forming a convex raised image is located between a transfer means and a paper discharge means. 13. A recording apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising heating means for heating a material for forming a convex raised image. 14. The recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
A recording apparatus, wherein a heating means for heating a material for forming a convex raised image is located between a transfer means and a paper discharge means. 15. A material forming means for previously forming a layer of a material exhibiting water absorption and viscosity increase on the liquid on the intermediate transfer member, and applying the liquid on the material to form an image on the intermediate transfer member. And a transfer unit for transferring the image formed on the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, wherein the material forming unit has a water absorbing property and a viscosity increasing property with respect to the liquid. And a material for forming a raised ridge image on the intermediate transfer member at the same time.