Global Patent Index - EP 2669089 A1

EP 2669089 A1 20131204 - INKJET PRINTING DEVICE

Title (en)

INKJET PRINTING DEVICE

Title (de)

TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'IMPRESSION À JET D'ENCRE

Publication

EP 2669089 A1 20131204 (EN)

Application

EP 11856705 A 20111212

Priority

  • JP 2011011786 A 20110124
  • JP 2011078675 W 20111212

Abstract (en)

An object of the present invention is to provide an inkjet printing device capable of effectively using unused ink ejected by means of a blank ejection operation, etc. The present invention provides an inkjet printing device 1 for performing printing by ejecting ink onto a print object, the printing device 1 including a first ink tank 2 for storing ink, a second ink tank 3 for storing the ink supplied from the first ink tank 2, a print head 5 provided with nozzles for ejecting the ink supplied from the second ink tank 3 onto a print object, a deaerating means 4 for removing air bubbles from the ink, the deaerating means being disposed between the second ink tank 3 and the print head 5, and a recycle flow path for returning unused ink ejected from the nozzles of the print head 5 back to the second ink tank 3.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); D06P 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/1707 (2013.01); B41J 2/18 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2012101918A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2669089 A1 20131204; CN 103347702 A 20131009; JP 2012152935 A 20120816; WO 2012101918 A1 20120802

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11856705 A 20111212; CN 201180065878 A 20111212; JP 2011011786 A 20110124; JP 2011078675 W 20111212