Variable image printing using inkjet printer
US6523949B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K2323/06
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet printer prints variable image identifying information on a substrate with a first side having a release agent thereon and a second side having an activated chemical adhesive thereon. The inkjet printer includes at least one inkjet head for transferring an ink to the first side of the substrate and a pair of opposed guide rollers, a nip roller assembly and a driven platen roller opposite the inkjet head for advancing the substrate past the inkjet head. The inkjet printer further includes a fuser for drying the ink immediately after the variable identifying information is printed on the substrate. Preferably, the variable identifying information is printed on the substrate at a rate that is compatible with the operating speed of a tape applicator on a conventional high-speed production line.
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