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Temperature control system and ink jet printer utilizing the temperature control system

US4704620A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1986
Grant dateNov 3, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J29/377
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A temperature control system for an ink jet printer has a plurality of head units each having a heater and a temperature sensor, and a fan for cooling the plurality of head units in which the fan has a heat transfer coefficient represented by a gradient of a first line connecting a maximum heat generated by heads corresponding to a sum of heat generated by the head units and heat generated by said heaters and a maximum operable temperature of said printer, and said heaters each has a heat transfer coefficient represented by a gradient of a second line connecting said maximum heat generated by the heads and a minimum operable temperature of the printer.

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