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Image forming process

US4263601A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1978
Grant dateApr 21, 1981
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Expiry dateSep 25, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S101/37
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image forming process and an apparatus therefor for forming an image with liquid ink in response to output information from a facsimile or a computer, or optical information. In the present invention there is employed a screen member provided with a plurality of through holes and control electrodes respectively provided in the vicinity of said through holes, and voltages corresponding to the image information signals are applied to said control electrodes to selectively introduce electroconductive liquid ink into said through holes thereby forming an image, said image then being transferred onto or made to fly toward a recording material such as paper.

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