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US 9,308,740 B2Granted
Printing method and printing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToyohiko Mitsuzawa
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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToyohiko Mitsuzawa
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There is provided a printing method that is performed by using a first nozzle ejecting color ink that is used for printing an image on a medium, a second nozzle ejecting a process solution that is used for processing the surface of the medium. The printing method includes printing an image constituted by color dots on the medium by ejecting the color ink from the first nozzle so as to form the color dots on the medium and forming process dots in areas other than the image on the medium by ejecting the process solution from the second nozzle, transporting the medium in a direction opposite to a transport direction after the color dots and the process dots are formed on the medium, and coating the color dots and the process dots with the process solution after the medium is transported in the direction opposite to the transport direction.
A printing method that is performed by using a first nozzle row ejecting a photo-curable color ink, a second nozzle row ejecting a photo-curable clear ink, a coating unit coating a photo-curable clear ink, and a first irradiation unit and a second irradiation unit that each emit electromagnetic waves for curing photo-curable ink, the printing method comprising:
A printing apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Using irradiation: using UV radiation
Characterised by the ink properties: mixing of inks, solvent or air prior to paper contact
Characterised by the ink properties: ejecting specialized liquids, e.g. transparent or processing liquids
Ejecting specialized liquids, e.g. transparent or processing liquids: ejecting white liquids
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a printing method and a printing apparatus.
2. Related Art
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a printer.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the periphery of a print area.
First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a line printer (printer 1) as an example of a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention will be described.
Configuration of Printer