Ink jet printer with apparatus for curing ink and method
US6145979A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/00214
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process and apparatus for forming an image on a moving substrate involves ink jet printing a radiation-curable ink onto the substrate with a print head. The image is cured by exposure to a radiation source. The time between printing and curing is substantially the same for all portions of the substrate.
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