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Apparatus and method for curing UV curable ink, coating or adhesive applied with an ink-jet applicator

US6454405B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 2000
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J11/00214
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ink-jet applicator comprises a print head including a housing; a guide operably secured to the housing to guide the housing across a medium being imprinted; a UV light source disposed at one end of the guide to generate a beam of radiation; and a mirror carried by the housing adapted to reflect the beam onto the UV curable coating deposited by the print head onto the work surface.

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