EP1193077A2
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Recording medium and image forming method utilizing the same
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2001-09-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-09-26
Abstract
Abstract An ink-jet recording medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer provided thereon. The ink-receiving layer comprises an upper layer containing an aluminum-based pigment and a lower layer containing an aluminum-based pigment having a BET specific surface area larger than that of the aluminum-based pigment contained in the upper layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanobu C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Asaoka
- 👤 Kenji c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Onuma
- 👤 Katsutoshi c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Misuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:13
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/5218; B41M5/502; B41M5/506
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
An ink-jet recording medium comprising a base
material and an ink-receiving layer provided thereon, said ink-receiving layer comprising an upper layer
containing an aluminum-based pigment and a lower layer
containing an aluminum-based pigment having a BET
specific surface area larger than that of the aluminum-based
pigment contained in said upper layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
The ink-jet recording medium according to claim
1, wherein the BET specific surface area of the
aluminum-based pigment contained in the upper layer is
within a range of 100 - 160 m 2 /g, and the BET specific
surface area of the aluminum-based pigment contained in
the lower layer is within a range of 150 - 300 m 2 /g.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The ink-jet recording medium according to claim
2, wherein the BET specific surface area of the
aluminum-based pigment contained in said lower layer is
within a range of 150 - 250 m 2 /g.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The ink-jet recording medium according to claim
1 or 2, wherein the aluminum-based pigment contained in
the upper layer has an average particle diameter of not
less than 150 nm and not exceeding 1 µm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The ink-jet recording medium according to any
one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said base material is
provided with a surface layer containing barium
sulfate, and said ink-receiving layer is provided on
said surface layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image forming method which comprises forming
an image by applying a recording liquid in response to
recording information on the ink-receiving layer of the
recording medium according to claim 1 or 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The image forming method according to claim 6,
wherein the application of said recording liquid is
conducted by an ink-jet recording system.
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