Printing apparatus and printing method therefor
US6386683B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41C1/105
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a printing apparatus for forming a desired image by coagulating a portion of liquid ink in a predetermined space S formed between a circumferential surface of a rotation drum and a plurality of negative electrodes by electrical energizing, and transferring this to a printing object such as paper, to thereby affect printing, there is provided on a rotation input side of the plurality of negative electrodes a discharge port whereby a fluid can be discharged towards the negative electrode surface and the surroundings thereof. Moreover, there is provided a fluid supply device for supplying a fluid (which may be a liquid or a gas) to the discharge port.
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