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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2021
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Shuichi Fukuoka, Kirishima, JP;
Hisamitsu Sakai, Kyoto, JP;
Akihiko Nishimoto, Kirishima, JP;
Hitoshi Ookoda, Kirishima, JP;
Takashi Miyahara, Kirishima, JP;
Atsushi Ishihara, Kirishima, JP;
Chihiro Takeshita, Kirishima, JP;
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes an ink ejector, a dryer, and a melting device. The ink ejector ejects an ink to an object on which a printed record is to be produced. The ink contains a medium and a fixing polymer. The dryer heats the object to expedite evaporation of the medium. The melting device is configured to irradiate the ink on the object with ultraviolet rays to subject the ink to heat that causes the fixing polymer to melt and to fix the ink to the object accordingly.