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Printing device and method to transfer ink onto a recording medium by use of spark discharge

US7042476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 2003
Grant dateMay 9, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M1/10
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing device and a method to transfer ink onto a recording medium are disclosed. A plurality of print elements are each provided with a first high-voltage electrode and a second high-voltage electrode. Given supply of a high voltage to these electrodes, a spark discharge ensues whose shock impulse transfers ink onto the recording medium.

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