METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING IMAGE

Japanese Patent JP3821567

B2

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for recording images whereby charge efficiency, a charge volume, use efficiency for generated colorant particles and a recording speed are improved, thereby realizing good image quality. SOLUTION: In an image-recording apparatus comprising means 10, 20 for generating colorant particles Cps, a charging means 30 for charging the generated colorant particles Cps, and a discharging means 50 for intermittently discharging the charged colorant particles Cps in accordance with electric signals corresponding to image data to be recorded, the means for generating the colorant particles Cps includes the heating means 10 for heating and evaporating a colorant Cp and the granulating means 20 for cooling, solidifying, coagulating thereby granulating the evaporated colorant Cp. The transfer of the colorant particles Cps to each means is realized by setting a transfer means 60 for controlling a transfer speed by a flow of the air, and a flow-adjusting means 40 for adjusting the flow of the air including the colorant particles Cps to a laminar flow.