Ink jet printer and printing method for printing an image having matt and glossy image areas
AssigneeDurst Phototechnik Digital Technology GmbH
InventorChristian Waschnig
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Abstract
A method of printing an image (1) having matt areas (2) and glossy areas (3) is specified, whereby an ink is applied with the aid of the ink jet printing method to the matt areas (2) and cured immediately afterwards. In the glossy areas (3), on the other hand, curing of the ink immediately after applying it is omitted. Also specified are an ink jet printer (40 . . . 44) for implementing said method and a control system (11) therefor.
Claims18
Method of printing an image (1) having matte areas (2) and glossy areas (3), comprising the steps
- during a first pass, applying an ink with the aid of an ink jet printer having a print head (6) and curing device (7, 9) to the glossy areas (3) of a first line without curing the glossy areas (3) of the first line immediately afterwards,
- during a second pass, applying an ink with the aid of the ink jet printer to the matte areas (2) of the first line and curing the matte areas (2) of the first line immediately afterwards,
- wherein
- the curing device (7, 9) passes over and cures the glossy areas (3) of the first line during the second pass.
Method of printing an image (1) having matte areas (2) and glossy areas (3), comprising the steps,
- applying an ink with the aid of an ink jet printer having a print head (6) and curing device (7, 9) to the matte areas (2) of a first line and curing the matte areas (2) of the first line immediately afterwards,
- applying an ink with the aid of the ink jet printer to the glossy areas (3) of the first line without curing the glossy areas (3) of the first line immediately afterwards,
- applying an ink with the aid of the ink jet printer to the matte areas (2) of a second line following the first line and curing the matte areas (2) of the second line immediately afterwards,
- wherein
- the glossy areas (3) of the first line are cured at the same time as the matte areas of the second line are being cured.
Control system for an ink jet printer (40 . . . 44) for printing an image (1) having glossy areas (3) and matte areas (2),
- comprising
- an output for a curing device (7, 9) which, during operation of the ink jet printer (40 . . . 44), is activated in the matte areas (2) and deactivated in the glossy areas (3) immediately after applying the ink, and the control system is also configured to activate the curing device (7, 9) so that the glossy areas (3) are cured at the same time as the matte areas are being cured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.