Ink jet printer and method for operating the same - Patent 1044817

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EP 1 044 817 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	18.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/42

(21)	Application number: 00108345.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B41J 11/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.04.1999 JP 10978999

(71)	Applicant: MUTOH INDUSTRIES LTD.
	Tokyo 154 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Koyama, Sadami c/o Mutoh Industries Ltd. Setagaya-ku Tokyo (JP) Haruyama, Mikita c/o Mutoh Industries Ltd. Setagaya-ku Tokyo (JP)

(74)	Representative: Gesthuysen, von Rohr & Eggert
	Patentanwälte Postfach 10 13 54 45013 Essen 45013 Essen (DE)

(54)	Ink jet printer and method for operating the same

(57) An ink jet printer and a method for operating the same are proposed. In order to improve the printing quality, the paper and the ink are heated to substantially the same temperature.