Printing apparatus

Details Printing apparatus Printing apparatus

2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Shah, Manish S (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Medium and processing means

Reexamination Certificate

active

07896486

ABSTRACT:
A printing apparatus includes an ink-jet head which has a nozzle surface opened with a plurality of nozzle holes for discharging the UV-curable ink curable by ultraviolet light, toward a recording medium; a UV light source unit which is provided integrally with the ink-jet head and which irradiates the ultraviolet light toward the recording medium; a wiper which wipes the nozzle surface of the ink-jet head; and an ink-absorbing member provided between the ink-jet head and the UV light source unit. Since the UV-curable ink, which is wiped by the wiper, is absorbed by the ink-absorbing member, it is possible to prevent the light-outgoing surface of the UV light source unit from any adhesion of the UV-curable ink. Accordingly, the ultraviolet light can be uniformly irradiated from the UV light source unit, and it is possible to improve the printing quality with the UV-curable ink.

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