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EP 0 265 114 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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11.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/41 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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27.04.1988 Bulletin 1988/17 |
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Date of filing: 06.10.1987 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B41J 3/04 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB |
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Priority: |
16.10.1986 JP 246160/86
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Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRIC CO. LTD. |
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Tokyo (JP) |
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Inventor: |
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- Nakayama, Tetsuro
Mishima
Shizuoka (JP)
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Representative: Evans, David Charles et al |
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F.J. CLEVELAND & COMPANY
40-43, Chancery Lane
London, WC2A 1JQ
London, WC2A 1JQ (GB) |
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Ink jet printer and its printing method |
(57) Ink is flied under condition that ink flies in mist form according to relation of
electric field value between a recording electrode and an opposite electrode and physical
property value of the ink. Mist amount of the ink is adjusted thereby a dot is provided
with tone without varying the diameter, and high density of the small diameter picture
element enables the natural and smooth image formation.