JP2008126662A - 制止面傾斜型液化器を有する固体インクプリンタ用インク送給系 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】装填される固体インクスティック206を液化し得られた液化インク217によって媒体上に像を形成乃至転写するプリンタ202に、固体インクスティック206の先端223をその制止面221、233、234及び235で制止して液化する液化器211、並びに固体インクスティック206を受け入れ所定経路210に沿って液化器211まで案内するガイド(シュート)208を有するインク送給系204を設ける。制止面221、233、234及び235を、その近似平面225がガイド208の長軸と鋭角αで交差する面にすることにより、接触面積を拡げて単位時間当たり液化量を多くする。
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- 装填される固体インクスティックを液化し得られた液化インクによって媒体上に像を形成乃至転写するプリンタにて使用され、
固体インクスティックの先端を面制止して液化する液化器と、固体インクスティックを受け入れ所定経路に沿って液化器付近まで案内するガイドと、を備え、
液化器の制止面が、近似的に、ガイドの長軸と鋭角で交わる平面であるインク送給系。 - 請求項1記載のインク送給系であって、相対向する側面のうち一面が上記平面に鋭角で接するように固体インクスティックを案内するインク送給系。
- 装填される固体インクスティックを液化し得られた液化インクによって媒体上に像を形成乃至転写するプリンタであって、
固体インクスティックの先端を面制止して液化する液化器並びに固体インクスティックを受け入れ所定経路に沿って液化器付近まで案内するガイドを有するインク送給系を備え、
液化器の制止面が、近似的に、ガイドの長軸と鋭角で交わる平面であるプリンタ。 - 装填される固体インクスティックを液化し得られた液化インクにより媒体上に像を形成乃至転写するプリンタにて実行され、
所定方向に延びた長軸及び所定形状の外面を有する固体インクスティックを少なくとも1個準備するステップと、
固体インクスティックの先端を面制止して液化する液化器であってその制止面を平面近似可能なものを準備するステップと、
固体インクスティックを受け入れ所定経路に沿って液化器付近まで案内するガイドであって液化器と交わる方向に延びた長軸を有するものを準備するステップと、
ガイドに固体インクスティックを受け入れ上記所定経路に沿って案内するステップと、
固体インクスティックの長軸が液化器の制止面近似平面と鋭角で交わるよう固体インクスティックの先端を液化器の制止面に当接させるステップと、
液化器により固体インクスティックを液化させるステップと、
を有するインク変換方法。
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