EP 1063096 A3 20010307 - Ink jet printer for photofinishing
Title (en)
Ink jet printer for photofinishing
Title (de)
Tintenstrahldrucker für Photobehandlung
Title (fr)
Imprimante à jet d'encre pour photofinissage
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 19929323 A 19990625
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1063096A2] An ink jet printer (10) for making photographic prints includes at least one paper supply (12, 12', 58, 58') for holding a supply of print paper and a sheet paper transport belt (30, 31) arranged to receive sheets of print paper (25) from the at least one paper supply and transport the sheets through the printer. A back printer (26) is located between the at least one paper supply and the paper transport belt for applying back prints to the print paper. A full print width color ink jet print head (36) located over a first portion of the transport belt (30) for printing an image on a paper sheet. A linear image sensor (46) located in front of the ink jet print head detects the edges of the paper sheet being transported under the print head and a controller (54) connected to the paper sensor generates a digital mask representing the area of the paper and applies the digital mask to a digital image being printed, thereby preventing overspill printing onto the belt. A paper dryer (48) is located over a second portion of the transport belt (31), the paper dryer including a source of flowing air (50) for drying the ink image on the paper. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/48 (2006.01); B41J 11/70 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 3/60 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 11/0022 (2021.01 - EP US); B41J 11/0065 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 11/007 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 11/008 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 11/48 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 11/706 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2406/322 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [A] DE 19735070 A1 19990218 - RAVENSTEIN GMBH MASCHF [DE], et al
- [A] EP 0811949 A2 19971210 - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 080 (M - 370) 10 April 1985 (1985-04-10)
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 1063096 A2 20001227; EP 1063096 A3 20010307; DE 19929323 A1 20001228
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00112468 A 20000610; DE 19929323 A 19990625