EP 0997301 A3 20000712 - Infrared foil heater for drying ink jet images on a recording medium
Title (en)
Infrared foil heater for drying ink jet images on a recording medium
Title (de)
Infrarotfolienheizung zum Trocknen von Tintenstrahlabbildungen auf einem Aufzeichnungsträger
Title (fr)
Feuille infrarouge chauffante pour sécher des images jet d'encre sur un support d'enregistrement
Publication
Application
Priority
US 18278898 A 19981030
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0997301A2] A heater (50) is disposed in a post-print location of an ink printer (10) to provide a post-print drying of an ink image formed on a recording medium (16). The heater (50) includes a foil circuit (52) made of a material which, when receiving an applied power from a power source (56), emits radiation in the infrared range. The heater (50) is located above the paper path and presents a rapid uniform application of IR radiation to predetermined areas of the recorded image resulting in fast, efficient drying of the image and enabling a high productivity printer. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41F 23/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 11/00216 (2021.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 9105666 A1 19910502 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
- [A] EP 0284215 A1 19880928 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
- [A] US 4602238 A 19860722 - FURTEK EDWARD J [US]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 065 (M - 1554) 3 February 1994 (1994-02-03)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0997301 A2 20000503; EP 0997301 A3 20000712; BR 9905337 A 20000905; JP 2000135785 A 20000516
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99308175 A 19991018; BR 9905337 A 19991029; JP 30312099 A 19991025