# US 9,751,324 B2 · Recording apparatus

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- Number: US 9,751,324 B2
- Document ID: US9751324B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/187,411
- Filed: 2016-06-20
- Published: 2016-10-20
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-03-21
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Masaaki Ando
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751324B2

## CPC

- B41J 2/19: for removing air bubbles
- B41J 2/21: for multi-colour printing
- B41J 11/00214: {using UV radiation}
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

## Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a discharge head which discharges a radiation curable ink to a recording medium, an ink container which stores the radiation curable ink to be supplied to the discharge head, an ink circulation flow path which is formed so that the radiation curable ink supplied from the ink container returns back to the ink container, and is connected to the discharge head, a degassing module which is provided in the middle of the ink circulation flow path, and a vacuum controller which controls the degree of vacuum of the degassing module, and the vacuum controller controls the degree of vacuum so that the degree of vacuum is −60 kPa to −20 kPa.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A recording apparatus comprising:
a discharge head for discharging a radiation curable ink to a recording medium;
an irradiation unit that irradiates the radiation curable ink having been discharged onto the recording medium with light;
an ink container for storing the radiation curable ink to be supplied to the discharge head;
an ink circulation flow path which is formed so that the radiation curable ink supplied from the ink container returns back to the ink container, and is connected to the discharge head;
a degassing module which is provided in the ink circulation flow path; and
a controller for controlling the degassing module,
wherein the controller controls the degassing module to cause an amount of dissolved oxygen in the radiation curable ink to be 6 ppm to 9.7 ppm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the radiation curable ink is a radical polymerization-type ink.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein equal to or less than 500 ppm of a polymerization inhibitor is included in the radiation curable ink.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the polymerization inhibitor is a hindered amine compound.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the radiation curable ink is a black color ink or a yellow color ink.