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Image forming apparatus

US7712892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 2005
Grant dateMay 11, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J13/10
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inkjet recording apparatus provides an improved printing speed and improved convenience of use. A recording head discharges droplets of a recording liquid onto a paper so as to form an image on the paper. A belt conveyance mechanism has a belt onto which the paper is electrostatically attached. The paper attached onto the belt is conveyed in a direction perpendicular to a carding direction of the paper.

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