Thermal ink-jet printing with fast- and slow-drying inks
US5371531A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2028/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-color ink-jet printer in which a first partial image is created on a recording medium, and then a second partial image is created on the same recording medium after the first partial image is substantially dried. The first partial image comprises an ink which dries at a slower rate than that of the second partial image. In one embodiment, means are provided for heating the recording medium prior to the creation of the second partial image.
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