Method of treating image receiving sheets and hot melt ink jet printer employing this method

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EP 1 661 723 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/02

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	31.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/22

(21)	Application number: 05111213.4

(22)	Date of filing: 24.11.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B41J 11/00^(2006.01)

B41J 2/175^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

25.11.2004 EP 04106087

(71)	Applicant: Océ-Technologies B.V.
	5914 CC Venlo (NL)

(72)	Inventor:
	Holtman, Lodewijk T. 5925 HP Venlo (NL)

(74)	Representative: van de Sande, Jacobus
	Océ-Technologies B.V. Corporate Patents Postbus 101 5900 MA Venlo 5900 MA Venlo (NL)

(54)	Method of treating image receiving sheets and hot melt ink jet printer employing this method

(57) In a hot melt ink jet printer, in which sheets (16) are advanced to a print surface (20) where hot, molten ink is applied onto the sheets, the sheets, immediately before they reach the print surface (20), are heated to a first temperature that is higher than a second temperature which they will assume on the print surface, so as to prevent the sheets from cockling.

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