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EP 0179607 A3 19880406 - INK JET APPARATUS

Title (en)

INK JET APPARATUS

Publication

EP 0179607 A3 19880406 (EN)

Application

EP 85307373 A 19851014

Priority

US 66102984 A 19841015
US 66192484 A 19841016

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0179607A2] Ink jet apparatus includes a reservoir (14) and ink jet (12) thermally coupled to a heater the ink jet and reservoir each consisting of a material having a thermal conductivity of at least 0.03 g cal/sec cm<2>( DEG C/cm).

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/04

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/17593 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 3247519 A 19660419 - SIHVONEN KAUNO E
[A] US 4106030 A 19780808 - HAMPTON PERRY DWAINE, et al
[A] EP 0097823 A2 19840111 - IBM [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0179607 A2 19860430; EP 0179607 A3 19880406; EP 0179607 B1 19910918; DE 3584136 D1 19911024; HK 21092 A 19920327

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85307373 A 19851014; DE 3584136 T 19851014; HK 21092 A 19920319