Printing and selective drying
US11685173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06P5/30
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an example of the disclosure, a print job is received. The print job includes an image to be printed upon a substrate utilizing printheads. The print job is analyzed to determine a set of imaged segments, a set of image-adjacent segments, and a set of remote segments. The print job is printed upon the substrate utilizing a first set of printheads. A cooling liquid is applied to the set of image-adjacent segments of the printed print job utilizing a second set of printheads downstream from the first set of printheads. The printed job is exposed to an array of controllable illumination elements. The array of illumination elements is controlled to apply a drying illumination to the imaged segments and the image-adjacent segments of the printed print job, without providing the drying illumination to the remote segments.
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