JP4872894B2 - 液滴噴射装置 - Google Patents
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Description
前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドは、前記液体貯留容器とチューブで直接接続され、
前記第2液滴噴射ヘッドは、前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドとチューブで接続されて、前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドを介して前記液体貯留容器と接続されていることを特徴とするものである。
また、印刷用紙Pに対して、先に小さな液滴が着弾した後に、さらに大きな体積の液滴が着弾すると、インクの滲みがひどくなる。
2 第1ヘッド
3 第2ヘッド
4 インクカートリッジ
5 用紙搬送機構
11,12 チューブ
55a 第1ノズル
55b 第2ノズル
Claims (3)
- 第1ノズルを有する第1液滴噴射ヘッドと、
前記第1ノズルよりもノズル径の大きい第2ノズルを有する第2液滴噴射ヘッドと、
前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドと前記第2液滴噴射ヘッドに供給される液体を貯留する液体貯留容器とを備え、
前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドは、前記液体貯留容器とチューブで直接接続され、
前記第2液滴噴射ヘッドは、前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドとチューブで接続されて、前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドを介して前記液体貯留容器と接続されていることを特徴とする液滴噴射装置。 - 前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドは、前記第2液滴噴射ヘッドよりも、体積の小さい液滴を噴射可能であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の液滴噴射装置。
- 液滴が噴射される対象である被噴射体を所定の搬送方向に搬送する搬送手段を備え、
前記第2液滴噴射ヘッドが、前記第1液滴噴射ヘッドよりも、前記搬送方向上流側に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の液滴噴射装置。
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| JP2007309962A JP4872894B2 (ja) | 2007-11-30 | 2007-11-30 | 液滴噴射装置 |
| US12/324,417 US8162435B2 (en) | 2007-11-30 | 2008-11-26 | Liquid droplet jetting apparatus |
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| JP2007309962A JP4872894B2 (ja) | 2007-11-30 | 2007-11-30 | 液滴噴射装置 |
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| JP2009132035A JP2009132035A (ja) | 2009-06-18 |
| JP4872894B2 true JP4872894B2 (ja) | 2012-02-08 |
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| JP2007309962A Expired - Fee Related JP4872894B2 (ja) | 2007-11-30 | 2007-11-30 | 液滴噴射装置 |
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| US (1) | US8162435B2 (ja) |
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