Platen arrangement for hot melt ink jet apparatus
CA 1318547 C · Owner: Spectra, Inc. · Inventors: Creagh, Linda T.; Schaffer, Robert R.; Spehrley, Charles W. Jr.
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Platen Arrangement for Hot Melt Ink Jet Apparatus Abstract, In the particular embodiment described in the specification, a hot melt ink jet system includes a temperature-controlled platen (16) provided with a heater (25) and a thermoelectric cooler (28) electrically connected to a heat pump (26) and a temperature control unit (22) for controlling the operation of the heater and the heat pump to maintain the platen temperature at a desired level. The apparatus also includes a second thermoelectric cooler (35) to solidify hot melt ink in a selected zone more rapidly to avoid offset by a pinch roll coming in contact with the surface of the substrate to which hot melt ink has been applied. An …
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- Granted June 1, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 1, 2010.
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