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US 2010/0302318 A1Published application
Inkjet printer
AssigneeMimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada, Akira Minemura, Teruhisa Takano
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Abstract
An inkjet printer includes an ejector, a wave guide, an electromagnetic wave supplier, and a reflector. The ejector is configured to eject ink toward a medium. Through the wave guide, the medium with the ink ejected by the ejector is inserted. The electromagnetic wave supplier is disposed at a start end of the wave guide to supply electromagnetic waves to the wave guide. The reflector is disposed at a terminal end of the wave guide to reflect the electromagnetic waves supplied by the electromagnetic wave supplier.
Claims20
An inkjet printer comprising:
- an ejector configured to eject ink toward a medium;
- a wave guide through which the medium with the ink ejected by said ejector is inserted;
- an electromagnetic wave supplier disposed at a start end of said wave guide to supply electromagnetic waves to said wave guide;
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- a reflector disposed at a terminal end of said wave guide to reflect the electromagnetic waves supplied by said electromagnetic wave supplier.
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