CN112172322A

CN112172322A - Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording method

Info

Publication number: CN112172322A
Application number: CN202010624633.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 松井康祐
Original assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
Current assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
Priority date: 2019-07-05
Filing date: 2020-07-01
Publication date: 2021-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2040-07-01
Also published as: JP7358805B2; CN112172322B; JP2021011060A

Abstract

Provided is an ink jet recording apparatus which can perform high-quality sublimation transfer to a recording medium such as a fabric with a compact configuration. An inkjet recording device (100) is provided with a printing unit (110) which discharges sublimable ink from an inkjet head (111) and forms a printed image on an intermediate transfer belt (120), a drying unit (130) which dries the sublimable ink adhered to the intermediate transfer belt (120), and a transfer unit (140) which transfers the dried sublimable ink on the intermediate transfer belt (120) to a recording medium (1), and forms, dries, and sublimes the printed image continuously with the intermediate transfer belt (120) interposed therebetween.

Description

Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording method

Technical Field

The present invention particularly relates to a sublimation transfer type inkjet recording apparatus and an inkjet recording method.

Background

Conventionally, a sublimation transfer type ink jet recording method has been proposed in patent document 1 and the like.

In a sublimation transfer type inkjet recording method, sublimation ink is attached to an intermediate transfer medium, water in the ink is evaporated by heating, the intermediate transfer medium is condensed, and then the intermediate transfer medium is pressed against the recording medium to be transferred, thereby suppressing bleeding and penetration of the ink into the recording medium such as paper.

In particular, when the recording medium is a fabric, since the fabric is contaminated with bleeding when the ink is directly applied by the ink jet head, the sublimation transfer type ink jet recording apparatus is more excellent than the direct type.

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2002-240412

However, conventionally, sufficient studies have not been made on the structure of an ink jet recording apparatus for realizing the sublimation transfer type.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The invention aims to provide an ink jet recording apparatus and an ink jet recording method which can perform high-quality sublimation transfer on a recording medium such as a fabric with a compact structure.

Means for solving the problems

An inkjet recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

a printing section that discharges sublimation ink from the ink jet head and forms a print image on a carrier;

a transfer section that sublimation-transfers the printed image of the carrier to a recording medium; and

and a drying section provided between the printing section and the transfer section, and drying the printed image on the carrier.

One embodiment of the inkjet recording method of the present invention includes the steps of:

discharging the sublimation ink from the ink jet head and forming a printed image on the carrier;

sublimation transferring the printed image formed on the carrier to a recording medium; and

drying the printed image formed on the carrier before sublimation transfer to the recording medium;

the carrier is a longitudinal carrier which is continuous throughout the printing section, the drying section and the transfer section,

the formation of the print image, the drying, and the sublimation transfer are continuously performed via the elongated carrier.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, since the formation of the print image, the drying of the print image, and the sublimation transfer of the print image can be performed by the same apparatus, the sublimation transfer of high quality can be performed on a recording medium such as a fabric with a compact configuration.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an inkjet recording apparatus according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2A is a diagram showing a configuration of an inkjet recording apparatus according to another embodiment.

Fig. 2B is a diagram showing the configuration of an inkjet recording apparatus according to another embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an inkjet recording apparatus according to another embodiment.

Description of the reference numerals

1 recording medium

100 ink jet recording apparatus

110 printing part

111 ink jet head

120 intermediate transfer belt

130 drying section

131 heating roller

140 transfer printing part

141 pressing belt

141 a-141 d roller

150 recording medium conveying part

151 feeding roller

152 take-up roll

153 pressing roller

154 working table

161 drive roller

170 belt cleaning part

171 cleaning blade

201 Movable roller

202 temperature detecting part

203 pretreatment material coating part

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an inkjet recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The inkjet recording apparatus 100 includes a printing section (japanese character: printing section) 110 having an inkjet head 111, an intermediate transfer belt 120 as a carrier, a heating roller 131, and a pressing belt 141.

The printing unit 110 includes an inkjet head 111, a driving unit (not shown) for driving the inkjet head, and the like. The inkjet head 111 discharges the sublimation ink, and forms a print image on the intermediate transfer belt 120. In the case of the present embodiment, the printing unit 110 is of a shuttle type in which the inkjet head 111 is driven in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the intermediate transfer belt 120 (the direction of arrow a in the drawing) as a main scan. However, the printing section 110 is not limited to the shuttle type, and a thread type may be used.

The transfer surface side of the intermediate transfer belt 120 (in other words, the surface facing the inkjet head 111) is subjected to, for example, sandblasting by polishing. Thus, the sublimation ink is difficult to spread on the belt surface. As a result, deterioration in image quality on the intermediate transfer belt 120 can be suppressed.

The intermediate transfer belt 120 is an endless belt, and is stretched over the heating roller 131 and the driving roller 161. The intermediate transfer belt 120 is rotationally driven by the drive roller 161 to be conveyed in the direction of arrow a in the figure.

The inkjet recording apparatus 100 has a recording medium conveying section 150. The recording medium conveying unit 150 includes a conveying roller 151, a winding roller 152, and a pressing roller 153, and the recording medium 1 wound around the conveying roller 151 is wound by the winding roller 152.

In the case of the present embodiment, the recording medium 1 is a fabric. More specifically, the recording medium 1 is a fiber of polyester.

The recording medium 1 is guided between the intermediate transfer belt 120 wound around a predetermined region of the heating roller 131 and the pressing belt 141. Thereby, the recording medium 1 is conveyed in the same direction as the conveying direction of the intermediate transfer belt 120 while being pressurized and heated in the direction of the intermediate transfer belt 120.

In the inkjet recording apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the area of the heating roller 131 and the intermediate transfer belt 120 from the winding start position of the intermediate transfer belt 120 around the heating roller 131 to the contact start position of the recording medium 1 with the intermediate transfer belt 120 functions as the drying section 130.

In the ink jet recording apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the regions of the heating roller 131, the intermediate transfer belt 120, and the pressure belt 141 from the contact start position of the recording medium 1 with respect to the intermediate transfer belt 120 to the contact end position of the recording medium 1 with respect to the intermediate transfer belt 120 function as the transfer section 140.

The drying section 130 dries the sublimation ink adhering to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 120 by the heat of the heating roller 131 before sublimation transfer to the recording medium 1. This can suppress ink bleeding and the like during sublimation transfer.

The winding length of the intermediate transfer belt 120 around the heating roller 131, in other words, the drying distance in the drying section 130 is preferably 1/4 or more and 1/2 or less of the circumferential length of the heating roller 131. Here, the distance for heating and drying can be increased by setting the circumferential length to 1/4 or more. This also contributes to miniaturization of the heating roller 131. Further, by setting the circumferential length to 1/2 or less, a sufficient distance can be secured for the transfer section 140 of the common heat roller 131 to sublimation transfer the sublimation ink adhering to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 120 to the recording medium 1.

The winding length of the pressing belt 141 and the intermediate transfer belt 120 around the heat roller 131 in the transfer unit 140 is preferably 1/4 or more and 1/2 or less of the circumferential length of the heat roller 131. Here, by setting the winding length to 1/4 or more of the circumferential length, the distance over which the sublimation ink adhering to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 120 is heated and pressed to be sublimated and transferred can be increased. This also contributes to miniaturization of the heating roller 131. Further, by setting the circumferential length to 1/2 or less, a sufficient distance required for the drying unit 130 of the common heating roller 131 to dry the sublimation ink can be secured.

Incidentally, in the example of fig. 1, the pressure belt 141 of the transfer section 140 is suspended by four rollers 141a to 141 d. The two

rollers

141a and 141b are provided to face the heating roller 131. The winding length of the pressing belt 141 around the heating roller 131 is determined by the arrangement of the two

rollers

141a and 141 b. One of the

rollers

141a and 141b is preferably a tension roller. Thus, the pressing force in the transfer unit 140 can be changed by controlling the tension of the tension roller.

The heating roller 131 has a heat source inside, and the heat source is controlled so that the surface temperature of the heating roller 131 falls within the range of 150 to 230 ℃.

The inkjet recording apparatus 100 has a work table 154. The work table 154 is disposed at a position immediately before the recording medium 1 is introduced into the transfer section 140. Thus, for example, the operator can perform a cutting operation of cutting the recording medium 1, which is a fabric, into a desired size using the work table 154.

The inkjet recording apparatus 100 includes a belt cleaning unit 170 on the downstream side of the transfer unit 140 and on the upstream side of the printing unit 110 with respect to the conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer belt 120. The belt cleaning unit 170 includes a cleaning blade 171, and the cleaning blade 171 presses the intermediate transfer belt 120 in the direction of the driving roller 161 to remove the sublimation ink remaining on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 120.

In the above configuration, first, the sublimation ink is discharged from the inkjet head 111 and adheres to the recording medium 1, thereby forming a print image on the intermediate transfer belt 120.

Next, the sublimation ink attached to the intermediate transfer belt 120 is dried in the drying section 130 by the heat of the heating roller 131.

Next, the dried intermediate transfer belt 120 and the recording medium 1 are conveyed to the transfer section 140. Specifically, the dried intermediate transfer belt 120 and the recording medium 1 are conveyed so as to pass between the heating roller 131 and the pressing belt 141. Thereby, in the transfer section 140, the intermediate transfer belt 120 and the recording medium 1 are heated and pressurized, and the sublimation ink on the intermediate transfer belt 120 is sublimation-transferred to the recording medium 1.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the inkjet recording apparatus 100 includes the printing unit 110 that discharges the sublimation ink from the inkjet head 111 and forms a print image on the intermediate transfer belt 120, the drying unit 130 that dries the sublimation ink adhering to the intermediate transfer belt 120, and the transfer unit 140 that transfers the dried sublimation ink on the intermediate transfer belt 120 to the recording medium 1, and thus, an inkjet recording apparatus capable of performing high-quality sublimation transfer to the recording medium 1 with a compact configuration can be realized. That is, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, compared to the case where the drying section and the transfer section are realized by different apparatuses, since the formation, drying, and sublimation transfer of the print image can be continuously performed with the intermediate transfer belt 120 interposed therebetween, the apparatus 1 can be unitized, and the sublimation transfer from the printing by ink jet to the feathering-free printing can be realized compactly by one apparatus.

Conventionally, sublimation transfer using paper as a carrier is generally provided with a drying device and a transfer/fixing device, respectively. Specifically, the paper coated with the sublimation ink by the inkjet head is once taken out of the drying device and then inserted into the transfer device when the paper is dried by the drying device. This has the disadvantage that the overall apparatus configuration becomes large. In contrast, in the configuration of the present embodiment, the drying section 130 and the transfer section 140 are configured as a single unit, and drying and sublimation transfer can be performed with a very compact configuration. In addition, since the intermediate transfer belt 120 is used, there is an advantage that no waste is generated as compared with the case of using paper.

The inkjet recording apparatus 100 of the present embodiment performs drying in the drying section 130 and sublimation transfer in the transfer section 140 using the same heating roller 131. Namely, the heating is shared. This can simplify the structure for heating. In addition, the temperature control can also be simplified by controlling the heat source constituting the drying section 130 and the heat source constituting the transfer section 140 by the same temperature control section.

The inkjet recording apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment further includes a recording medium conveying unit 150 that conveys the recording medium 1 to the transfer unit 140, and the recording medium conveying unit 150 feeds the recording medium 1 to the transfer unit 140 in synchronization with the timing at which the intermediate transfer belt 120 on which the print image is formed reaches the transfer unit 140. This allows sublimation transfer of the print image on the intermediate transfer belt 120 to a predetermined position on the recording medium 1.

The above-described embodiments are merely specific examples for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited thereby. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

(1) The printing unit 110 may change the printing conditions according to the type of the recording medium 1. For example, when the recording medium 1 is a fabric, the discharge amount of the sublimation ink may be changed according to the thickness of the fabric. For example, the thicker the fabric is, the more the sublimation ink discharge amount is increased.

(2) A winding amount changing unit may be further provided for changing the winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt 120 with respect to the heat roller 131 in the transfer unit 140 and/or the drying unit 130 based on the conveyance speed of the intermediate transfer belt 120. For example, as the conveyance speed of the intermediate transfer belt 120 is higher, the winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt 120 around the heat roller 131 in the transfer unit 140 and/or the drying unit 130 is increased. In this way, even when the conveying speed of the intermediate transfer belt 120 is changed, the same transfer performance and drying performance can be obtained.

In order to change the amount of winding of the intermediate transfer belt 120 in the transfer unit 140, the

rollers

141a and 141b may be moved in the circumferential direction of the heating roller 131, for example. In order to change the amount of winding of the intermediate transfer belt 120 in the drying section 130, for example, as shown in fig. 2A and 2B, a movable roller 201 may be provided near the portion of the intermediate transfer belt 120 that introduces into the hot roller 131, and the movable roller 201 may be moved in the circumferential direction of the hot roller 131.

Fig. 2A shows an example in which a movable roller 201 is provided on the printing surface side of the intermediate transfer belt 120. In this case, when the movable roller 201 directly presses the print surface, the image before drying is disturbed, and therefore the movable roller 201 contacts only both end portions of the intermediate transfer belt 120, which are non-print (drawing) areas.

Fig. 2B shows an example in which a movable roller 201 is provided on the side of the intermediate transfer belt 120 opposite to the printing surface side. In this case, since the movable roller 201 abuts on the intermediate transfer belt 120 from the side opposite to the printing surface, the movable roller may abut on the entire width of the belt without causing image disturbance. In this case, rollers that contact only both ends of the non-printing (drawing) region may be provided between the inkjet head 111 and the movable roller 201, and the distance between the inkjet head 111 and the intermediate transfer belt 120 may be kept constant.

(3) A winding amount changing unit may be further provided to change the winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt 120 with respect to the heating roller 131 in the transfer unit 140 and/or the drying unit 130 based on the temperature of the heating roller 131. For example, as the temperature of the heating roller 131 decreases, the amount of winding of the intermediate transfer belt 120 around the heating roller 131 in the transfer unit 140 and/or the drying unit 130 increases. Thus, even when the temperature of the heating roller 131 changes, the same transfer performance and drying performance can be obtained.

(4) A winding amount changing unit may be further provided to change the winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt 120 with respect to the heating roller 131 in the transfer unit 140 and/or the drying unit 130 based on the amount of the sublimation ink discharged from the inkjet head 111. For example, the greater the amount of sublimation ink discharged, the greater the amount of winding of the intermediate transfer belt 120 around the heating roller 131 in the transfer section 140 and/or the drying section 130. Thus, even when the amount of ink is changed, the same transfer performance and drying performance can be obtained.

(5) As shown in fig. 3, a temperature detection unit 202 that detects the temperature of the intermediate transfer belt 120 may be provided downstream of the transfer unit 140 and upstream of the printing unit 110 with respect to the conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer belt 120. In this way, the temperature of the intermediate transfer belt 120 after sublimation transfer can be accurately grasped, and temperature control suitable for drying and transfer can be performed. That is, the temperature of the intermediate transfer belt 120 greatly fluctuates due to the thermal transfer caused by sublimation transfer of the sublimation ink in the transfer portion 140 to the recording medium 1. Thus, if sublimation transfer continues, the surface temperature of the intermediate transfer belt 120 becomes uneven, and there is a possibility that the temperature control based on the temperature detection of the heating roller 131 will become an unfavorable temperature control that deviates from the actual surface temperature of the intermediate transfer belt 120. By providing the temperature detection unit 202 and controlling the temperature of the heating roller 131 based on the detected temperature, it is possible to avoid a problem caused by heat transfer by sublimation transfer.

(6) In addition to the above-described embodiment, the printing by the printing unit 110 may be started after detecting that the surface temperature of the entire intermediate transfer belt 120 has reached the predetermined temperature. In this way, since the sublimation ink is dried and sublimation-transferred after the temperatures of the heating roller 131, the pressing belt 141, and the intermediate transfer belt 120 are stabilized to be uniform, desired drying performance and sublimation transfer performance can be obtained.

(7) Further, the intermediate transfer belt 120 may be idled without printing until the surface temperature of the entire intermediate transfer belt 120 reaches a predetermined temperature. Accordingly, the intermediate transfer belt 120 idles until the temperatures of the transfer section 140 and the intermediate transfer belt 120 become uniform, and therefore, the temperature increase of the transfer section 140 can be promoted, and the warm-up time can be shortened.

(8) The inkjet head 111 may be retracted from the intermediate transfer belt 120 until the heating roller 131 or the intermediate transfer belt 120 reaches a predetermined temperature (in other words, during warm-up). Thereby, at the time of warming up, the inkjet head 111 is not heated by the heat from the intermediate transfer belt 120, and therefore, the viscosity of the ink can be prevented from increasing.

(9) In addition to the above-described embodiments, one or more of the rollers 141a to 141d suspending the pressing belt 141 may have a heating function to heat the pressing belt 141. In this way, the intermediate transfer belt 120 and the recording medium 1 can be heated by both the heating roller 131 and the pressing belt 141, and the performance of sublimation transfer can be improved. In particular, it is effective when a thick fabric is used as the recording medium 1.

(10) It is also possible to cool the cleaning liquid used in the belt cleaning portion 170 and cool the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 120 by cleaning. In this way, the temperature rise of the ink jet head 111 due to the heat from the intermediate transfer belt 120 can be suppressed, and the increase in the viscosity of the ink can be avoided. Of course, the method of cooling the intermediate transfer belt 120 is not limited to this, and the intermediate transfer belt 120 may be cooled by air blown by a blower, for example.

(11) In addition to the above-described embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the pretreatment-material applying section 203 may be provided upstream of the printing section 110 and downstream of the belt cleaning section 170 with respect to the conveying direction of the intermediate transfer belt 120. The pretreatment coating section 203 coats a developer (pretreatment material) on the surface (surface on which an image is printed) of the intermediate transfer belt 120. Thereby, the sublimation ink is hard to spread on the belt surface, and deterioration in image quality of the printed image on the intermediate transfer belt 120 is suppressed. Further, by adopting a flexographic (relief) printing method in the pretreatment material application section 203, the amount of the pretreatment material applied can be reduced, and the pretreatment material can be accurately applied to the position where the printed image is formed.

(12) In addition to the above-described embodiment, the image forming apparatus may include a position detecting unit (encoder) that detects the conveying position of the intermediate transfer belt 120 and a storage unit that stores information from the position detecting unit, and the recording medium conveying unit 150 may store the position of the print image as position information from the position detecting unit from the timing at which the printing unit 110 starts printing, and determine the conveying start timing at which the recording medium 1 starts conveying to the transfer unit 140 based on the position information from the position detecting unit. In this way, for example, when the recording medium 1 is a cut fabric, the printing position on the cut fabric can be aligned.

(13) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the recording medium 1 is made of a fabric has been described, but the recording medium 1 is not limited thereto, and may be made of paper, for example. However, in the above-described embodiment, since the pressing belt 141 is wound around the heating roller 131 within a range of 1/4 to 1/2 of the circumferential length of the heating roller 131 and the recording medium 1 is heated and pressed between the heating roller 131 and the pressing belt 141, when the recording medium 1 is a fabric, an effect of allowing wrinkles of the fabric to be stretched and reliably transferring can be obtained.

(14) In the above-described embodiment, the intermediate transfer belt 120 is used as the support for the sublimation ink, but the support may be paper, for example. However, the use of the intermediate transfer belt 120 has advantages in that it can be reused as compared with the case of using paper, and thus, waste is not generated and running cost can be reduced.

Industrial applicability of the invention

The present invention can be widely used as a technique for transferring an image formed by sublimation ink to a recording medium such as a fabric.

Claims

1. An ink jet recording apparatus includes:

2. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the carrier is a longitudinal carrier that is continuous over the printing section, the drying section, and the transfer section.

3. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein,

the carrier is an endless intermediate transfer belt.

4. The inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein,

the drying section and the transfer section are heated by the same heating roller.

5. The inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the heating source constituting the drying section and the heating source constituting the transfer section are controlled by the same temperature control section.

6. The inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

the transfer section includes:

a heating roller; and

a pressing belt that is disposed opposite to the heating roller and presses a predetermined region of the heating roller;

the carrier and the recording medium are passed between the heating roller and the pressing belt while being heated and pressed.

7. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein,

the drying section is realized by winding the carrier serving as the intermediate transfer belt around a predetermined region of the heating roller and conveying the carrier.

8. The inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

further comprises a recording medium conveying unit for conveying the recording medium to the transfer unit,

the recording medium conveying section feeds the recording medium to the transfer section in synchronization with timing at which the carrier on which the print image is formed reaches the transfer section.

9. The inkjet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the printing unit changes printing conditions according to the type of the recording medium.

10. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein,

the image forming apparatus further includes a winding amount changing unit that changes a winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the heating roller in the transfer unit and/or the drying unit based on a conveyance speed of the intermediate transfer belt.

11. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein,

the image forming apparatus further includes a winding amount changing unit that changes a winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the heating roller in the transfer unit and/or the drying unit based on a temperature of the heating roller.

12. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein,

the inkjet printing apparatus further includes a winding amount changing unit that changes a winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the heating roller in the transfer unit and/or the drying unit based on an amount of the sublimation ink discharged from the inkjet head.

13. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein,

the temperature detecting unit detects the temperature of the intermediate transfer belt on a downstream side of the transfer unit and on an upstream side of the printing unit with respect to a conveying direction of the intermediate transfer belt.

14. An ink jet recording method comprising the steps of:

15. The inkjet recording method according to claim 14, wherein,

the carrier is an endless intermediate transfer belt.

16. The inkjet recording method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein,

17. The inkjet recording method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein,

18. The inkjet recording method according to any one of claims 14 to 17,

the transfer section includes:

a heating roller; and

19. The inkjet recording method according to claim 18, wherein,

20. The inkjet recording method according to any one of claims 14 to 19,

further comprising a recording medium conveying step of conveying the recording medium to the transfer portion,

in the recording medium conveying step, the recording medium is fed into the transfer portion in synchronization with timing at which the carrier on which the print image is formed reaches the transfer portion.

21. The inkjet recording method according to any one of claims 14 to 20, wherein,

22. The inkjet recording method according to claim 19, wherein,

the method further includes a winding amount changing step of changing a winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the heating roller in the transfer section and/or the drying section based on a conveying speed of the intermediate transfer belt.

23. The inkjet recording method according to claim 19, wherein,

the method further includes a winding amount changing step of changing a winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the heating roller in the transfer section and/or the drying section based on a temperature of the heating roller.

24. The inkjet recording method according to claim 19, wherein,

further comprising a winding amount changing step of changing a winding amount of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the heating roller in the transfer portion and/or the drying portion based on an amount of the sublimation ink discharged from the inkjet head.

25. The inkjet recording method according to claim 19, wherein,

the method further includes a temperature detection step of detecting a temperature of the intermediate transfer belt on a downstream side of the transfer section and on an upstream side of the printing section with respect to a conveying direction of the intermediate transfer belt.