METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DIFFUSING UV GEL INK

Title:

METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DIFFUSING UV GEL INK

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2013001116

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a method for making UV gel ink show superior positioning characteristics on various kinds of matrix in an image forming method using the UV gel ink.

The method includes the steps of: setting a temperature of a drum to make ink flow; spraying the UV gel ink on a matrix 112 using a print head 105; heating a reverse surface of the matrix 112 using a reflow drum 107 to cause a reflow; and curing an image 110 of the UV gel ink using a UV light emission source 145 for forming a cured image. At least one of trouble and line spreading is measured using an in-line sensor and it is determined whether a drum temperature, the position of the UV light emission source 145, and/or a print processing speed is changed so as to optimize the trouble and/or line spreading.

Inventors:

ROOF BRYAN J
CONDELLO ANTHONY S

Application Number:

JP2012118111A

Publication Date:

January 07, 2013

Filing Date:

May 24, 2012

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Assignee:

XEROX CORP

International Classes:

B41J2/01; B05D3/02; B05D7/24

Domestic Patent References:

JP2011063020A	2011-03-31
JP2005193597A	2005-07-21
JP2008018561A	2008-01-31

Foreign References:

WO2011061136A1

2011-05-26

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Koichi Tsujii
Sadao Kumakura
Fumiaki Otsuka
Takaki Nishijima
Hiroyuki Suda
Hiroshi Uesugi

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