WO2001064442A8 - Method and apparatus for fixing ink to a print receiving medium - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for fixing ink to a print receiving medium

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Publication number
WO2001064442A8
WO2001064442A8 PCT/US2001/006670 US0106670W WO0164442A8 WO 2001064442 A8 WO2001064442 A8 WO 2001064442A8 US 0106670 W US0106670 W US 0106670W WO 0164442 A8 WO0164442 A8 WO 0164442A8
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Prior art keywords
receiving medium
print
print receiving
print zone
tepidity
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PCT/US2001/006670
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French (fr)
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WO2001064442A1 (en
Inventor
Michael A Penrod
Richard L Reel
Timothy J Stephany
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Lexmark Int Inc
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Priority to AU2001241912A priority Critical patent/AU2001241912A1/en
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Publication of WO2001064442A8 publication Critical patent/WO2001064442A8/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0015—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing
    • B41J11/002—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating
    • B41J11/0024—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating using conduction means, e.g. by using a heated platen

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inkjet printer assembly. The inkjet printer assembly (30) comprises a printhead (10) and a tepidity device (20). The printhead is capable of providing droplets of ink on a portion (16) of a print receiving medium (32) within a print zone. The portion of the print receiving medium within the print zone is at least partially exposed to an atmosphere having a temperature. The tepidity device is capable of being in thermal contact with the droplets of ink provided on the portion of the print receiving medium within the print zone. The tepidity device is also of generally warming the droplets of ink provided on the portion to a temperature of about 16 degrees Celsius above the temperature of the atmosphere to which the print zone is at least partially exposed while the portion is substantially within the print zone.
PCT/US2001/006670 2000-03-01 2001-03-01 Method and apparatus for fixing ink to a print receiving medium WO2001064442A1 (en)

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US09/516,703 US6361162B1 (en) 2000-03-01 2000-03-01 Method and apparatus for fixing ink to a print receiving medium
US09/516,703 2000-03-01

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