Apparatus and method for printing
AssigneeAprion Digital Ltd.
InventorAharon Korem
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Abstract
A printing method and system, which includes at least one printing apparatus, is provided. Each printing apparatus includes an ink jet device comprising at least one ink jet nozzle to eject droplets of ink according to image data, a printing member having ink-attracting areas each located within an ink repelling area. One or more of the ink attracting areas may receive the droplets of ink ejected from the ink jet device in a pattern corresponding to the image data. Each printing apparatus also includes a transfer system to transfer the inked pattern from the printing member onto a printing substrate.
Claims27
A printing system comprising:
- one or more printing apparatus comprising:
- an ink jet device comprising at least one ink jet nozzle to eject droplets of ink according to image data;
- a printing member having ink attracting areas each located within an ink repelling area, wherein one or more of said ink attracting areas receive said droplets of ink in a pattern corresponding to said image data;
- and
- a transfer system to transfer said pattern from said printing member onto a printing substrate,
- wherein each of said ink attracting areas is sized and configured to distribute each received ink droplet over substantially all of its surface.
A printing method comprising:
- providing a printing member having ink attracting areas distributed within an ink repelling area in a desired resolution, each of said ink attracting areas is sized and configured to distribute an ink droplet received thereon over substantially all of its surface;
- ejecting from one or more nozzles of an ink jet device droplets of ink onto one or more of said ink attracting areas so as to form an inked pattern thereon, said pattern corresponding to a representation of an image;
- and
- transferring said inked pattern from said printing member onto a printing substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.