Inkjet printer and printing method
AssigneeMimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
InventorRyuji Yamada
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Abstract
An inkjet printer using solvent ink containing an organic solvent and a colorant. The inkjet printer includes an inkjet head configured to eject the solvent ink to a medium, and a microwave irradiation unit configured to irradiate the medium, to which the solvent ink was ejected, with microwaves.
Claims23
An inkjet printer using solvent ink containing an organic solvent and a colorant, said inkjet printer comprising:
- an inkjet head configured to eject the solvent ink to a medium;
- and
- a microwave irradiation unit configured to irradiate the medium, to which the solvent ink was ejected, with microwaves,
- wherein the medium is not heated during drying of the solvent ink,
- wherein the organic solvent is incompatible with water;
- and
- wherein the solvent ink contains water within a range allowing mixing with the organic solvent, and the range of water in the solvent ink is from 0.1 to 20% of the solvent ink.
An inkjet printer using solvent ink containing an organic solvent and a colorant, said inkjet printer comprising:
- means for ejecting the solvent ink onto a medium;
- and
- means for irradiating the medium, to which the solvent ink was ejected, with microwaves,
- wherein the medium is not heated during drying of the solvent ink,
- wherein the organic solvent is incompatible with water;
- and
- wherein the solvent ink contains water within a range allowing mixing with the organic solvent, and the range of water in the solvent ink is from 0.1 to 20% of the solvent ink.
A printing method using solvent ink containing an organic solvent and a colorant, said method comprising:
- ejecting the solvent ink to a medium using an inkjet method;
- and
- irradiating the medium, to which the solvent ink was ejected, with microwaves,
- wherein the medium is not heated during drying of the solvent ink,
- wherein the organic solvent is incompatible with water;
- and
- wherein the solvent ink contains water within a range allowing mixing with the organic solvent, and the range of water in the solvent ink is from 0.1 to 20% of the solvent ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.