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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 15/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to more effectively prevent blocking. An inkjet printing apparatushas a platen, an after-heater, a take-up gear, and a cooler. The platenheats a mediumto a temperature lower than or equal to a glass-transition temperature Tgof a resin included in the medium. The after-heaterheats the mediumto a temperature higher than or equal to a glass-transition temperature Tgof a resin contained in the ink. The take-up gearcollects the printed medium. The mediumor the take-up gearis cooled by the cooler so as to reach a temperature lower than both the temperature Tgand the temperature Tg.