Title:
INKJET PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020151923
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To prevent a part of an ink discharged from an inkjet head from adhering to an unintended area.SOLUTION: A printer unit 160 discharges an ink to a medium M while moving in a main scanning direction to print images on the medium M. The printer unit 160 includes a carriage 161, an inkjet head 162, an anchorage device (a dryer) 163; a left side air supply part 164; an intermediate air supply part 165; a right side air supply part 166; and a suction part 167. The suction part 167 suctions a gas at the lower side to perform suctioning. The gas at the lower side includes a solvent (referred to as solvent vapor) evaporated when the ink is dried and ink mist, which is an ink made into mist, of the ink discharged from the inkjet head 162, in addition to air.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Inventors:
ONISHI MASARU
Application Number:
JP2019051819A
Publication Date:
September 24, 2020
Filing Date:
March 19, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MIMAKI ENG CO LTD
International Classes:
B41J2/17; B41J2/01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takuji Harada
Kazuyuki Sugimoto
Hiroyoshi Sato
Kazuyuki Sugimoto
Hiroyoshi Sato