CN101186152B - 打印机固体墨传输导向装置及方法 - Google Patents

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CN101186152B
CN101186152B CN2007103051772A CN200710305177A CN101186152B CN 101186152 B CN101186152 B CN 101186152B CN 2007103051772 A CN2007103051772 A CN 2007103051772A CN 200710305177 A CN200710305177 A CN 200710305177A CN 101186152 B CN101186152 B CN 101186152B
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    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17593—Supplying ink in a solid state
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
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