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Inkjet printing apparatus with ink ejection control based on ink temperature

US8500228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2012
Grant dateAug 6, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/04591
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

For a temperature adjustment process that uses high viscosity ink and is based on a first table, in a low temperature environment, an ink refill failure may occur and lower density may appear in high duty printing. Also for a temperature adjustment process that uses high viscosity ink and is based on second and third tables, in a low temperature environment, an ink refill failure may occur and lower density may appear. On the other hand, for a temperature adjustment process that employs a fourth table, a smaller pre-heat pulse width than that for the first table, for the conventional temperature adjustment, is employed in the same low temperature environment. Therefore, an ink refill failure does not occur, and horizontal or vertical gaps do not appear during high duty printing.

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