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Image forming apparatus

  • US 20060214984A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2006
  • Published: 09/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

  • 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 En of 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 Es of the absorbing body in an orthogonal direction perpendicular to the pressing direction, satisfy the following relationship;

    En<

    Es.

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