Method and apparatus for fixing a radiation-curable gel-ink image on a substrate
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus for fixing radiation curable gel ink on a substrate, the substrate being a recording medium, comprising:
- a leveling member, positioned to contact a radiation curable gel ink-bearing side of the recording medium at a nip; and
a first radiation source, positioned to direct radiation to the ink-bearing side of the recording medium at the nip, the radiation suitable for curing the ink on the recording medium, the radiation curable gel ink being deposited directly onto the recording medium from a print head.
6 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus fixes ink on a substrate, such as in ink-jet printing. A leveling member is positioned to contact an ink-bearing side of the substrate at a nip. A radiation source is positioned to direct radiation to the ink-bearing side of the substrate at the nip, the radiation suitable for curing the ink on the substrate.
19 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. An apparatus for fixing radiation curable gel ink on a substrate, the substrate being a recording medium, comprising:
-
a leveling member, positioned to contact a radiation curable gel ink-bearing side of the recording medium at a nip; and a first radiation source, positioned to direct radiation to the ink-bearing side of the recording medium at the nip, the radiation suitable for curing the ink on the recording medium, the radiation curable gel ink being deposited directly onto the recording medium from a print head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
Specification