JP4950016B2 - 固体インクプリンタ用インクステイックおよび固体インクプリンタ - Google Patents
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Description
固体インク給送システムは、インクが媒体上に画像を形成するように媒体へ転写され得るように、スティックを溶融させるためにスティックを溶融ステーションへ給送する。スティックは、互いに対峙する第一および第二のスティック外側面を有する。第一および/または第二のスティック外側面はアーチ状である。給送システムは、スティックを規定された通路にて導くためのシュートを含む。シュートはスティックを案内する。シュートは、スティックの第一および第二の面をそれぞれ案内するための互いに対峙する第一および第二のシュート内側面を有する。
203 フレーム
204,304,404ンク給送システム
206,306,406 インクスティック
207 アーチ状部分
208,317,340,342,344,346,408,417 インクシュート
209,327,427 開口
216 駆動ベルト
218 駆動プーリ218
220 入口アイドラプーリ
222 モータ伝動アセンブリ
224,324 ロードステーション
228 突き押し部材
230,330 溶融ステーション
231,233,235,237 シュート内側面
239,241,243,245,247,249 スティック外側面
250 インクスティック溝
260,262,264,266 固体インク給送サブシステム
268,270 直線状部分
276 入口センサアセンブリ
278 ローセンサアセンブリ
280 アウトセンサアセンブリ
292 アーチ状部分
310 通路
311 溶融ユニット
313 液体インク
314 ドラム
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110:固体インク供給源
120:インクヒータ
130:プリントヘッド
140:プリントドラム
150:加圧ローラ
160:シートフィーダ
180:コントローラ
Claims (7)
- 固体インクプリンタの固体インク供給システムに設けられたシュートにより規定の通路に沿って導かれる固体インクスティックであって、
前記固体インクスティックの、前記規定の通路によって導かれる方向における先端側の面である第一の外側面と、
前記第一の外側面とは反対側の側面である第二の外側面と、
前記第一の外側面の下端縁から前記第二の外側面の下端縁に延出する、第三の外側面と、
前記第一の外側面の上端縁から前記第二の外側面の上端縁に延出し、前記固体インクスティックの前記第三の外側面と反対側の前記固体インクスティックの側面である、第四の外側面と、を有し、
前記第三の外側面及び前記第四の外側面の少なくとも一方は、前記固体インクスティックが前記シュートにより導かれる方向に沿って、少なくとも部分的にアーチ状である、
固体インクスティック。 - 前記第三の外側面は、前記固体インクスティックが前記シュートにより導かれる方向に沿って、少なくとも部分的にアーチ状であり、
前記第四の外側面は、前記固体インクスティックが前記シュートにより導かれる方向に沿って、少なくとも部分的にアーチ状である、
請求項1に記載の固体インクスティック。 - 前記第三の外側面は、凹状である、請求項1に記載の固体インクスティック。
- 前記第四の外側面は、凸状である、請求項3に記載の固体インクスティック。
- 前記第一の外側面及び前記第二の外側面の少なくとも一方は、当該外側面の上下方向に沿って、少なくとも部分的にアーチ状である、請求項1に記載の固体インクスティック。
- 前記第三の外側面は、少なくとも部分的に平面状である、請求項1に記載の固体インクスティック。
- 前記第三の外側面は、前記インクスティックが前記シュートにより導かれる挿入方向に沿って、少なくとも部分的にアーチ状でありかつ部分的に平面状であり、前記規定の通路は、少なくとも部分的にアーチ状でありかつ部分的に直線状である、請求項1に記載の固体インクスティック。
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