Global Patent Index - EP 0178886 A2

EP 0178886 A2 19860423 - Ink jet apparatus and method of operating the same.

Title (en)

Ink jet apparatus and method of operating the same.

Title (de)

Tintenstrahlgerät und seine Arbeitsweise.

Title (fr)

Appareil à jet d'encre et méthode de fonctionnement.

Publication

EP 0178886 A2 19860423 (EN)

Application

EP 85307376 A 19851014

Priority

US 66170184 A 19841016

Abstract (en)

Hot melt ink is maintained in a solid state. When ink is called for in the reservoir (18) of a scanning imaging head (10), the head is moved to a refill position coupled to the solid state ink, whereupon the ink is melted coupled into the reservoir of the imaging head.

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/04

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/015 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/195 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/17593 (2013.01); B41J 2/195 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0178886 A2 19860423; EP 0178886 A3 19861210; EP 0178886 B1 19890524; CA 1252669 A 19890418; DE 3570397 D1 19890629; JP H0367632 B2 19911023; JP H0691895 A 19940405; JP S61192559 A 19860827

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85307376 A 19851014; CA 492904 A 19851011; DE 3570397 T 19851014; JP 22707285 A 19851014; JP 34943192 A 19921228