Global Patent Index - EP 1038683 A1

EP 1038683 A1 20000927 - Direct electrostatic printing apparatus

Title (en)

Direct electrostatic printing apparatus

Title (de)

Direktes elektrostatisches Druckgerät

Title (fr)

Appareil d'impression électrostatique direct

Publication

EP 1038683 A1 20000927 (EN)

Application

EP 00106570 A 20000327

Priority

JP 8369099 A 19990326

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a direct printing apparatus reducing the number of driver IC, contemplating cost reduction, increasing a printing speed and preventing aperture clogging. Each aperture (56) has a size allowing the printing particles (38) for a plurality of dots to pass through it. Control electrodes of each aperture (56) comprises a first electrode (68) positioned at the bearing member side and a second electrode (70) positioned at the backing electrode side. The second electrode (70) is divided into a number equivalent to the maximum number of the dots possible to pass through each aperture (56). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/415; G03G 15/34

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/385 (2006.01); B41J 2/415 (2006.01); G03G 15/05 (2006.01); G03G 15/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/4155 (2013.01); G03G 15/346 (2013.01); G03G 2217/0025 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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 1038683 A1 20000927; AU 4159800 A 20001016; JP 2000272162 A 20001003; WO 0058103 A1 20001005

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00106570 A 20000327; AU 4159800 A 20000327; JP 8369099 A 19990326; SE 0000598 W 20000327