Patent · US Expired

Checking of the operation of the transfer of ink in an image transfer device

US6022090A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 26, 1996
Grant dateFeb 8, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17566
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for checking the operation of a unit comprising an ink reservoir (112) connected to at least an ink transfer means (113, 204), for an image transfer device (10), characterized in that it includes a means (205, 31, 230) for transmitting energy to ink contained in the ink transfer means, and a means (115, 100) for analyzing the energy transmitted to the ink, with a view to checking the operation of said unit.

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