Printing apparatus and printing method
US10688820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M7/009
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus is operable to eject a plurality of inks having different functions onto any one of a plurality of types of printing medium. The plurality of inks include a first ink containing a coloring material, and a second ink containing a polymer emulsion and substantially no coloring material. The plurality of types of printing medium includes a first printing medium and a second printing medium less permeable to liquid than the first printing medium. When the first printing medium is printed, the first ink is used without using the second ink, and when the second printing medium is printed, both the first and the second ink are used.
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