摘要:
A single pass printer, having a printing width (PW) is provided for printing a toner image on a substrate, the substrate having a width (WS) and a length (LS), wherein, i) a number n, equal to or larger than 2, of printing engines, each containing a toner transferring element with a longitudinal axis (width (WPE)) smaller than the printing width (PW) are present, and at least two of the n printing engines, each containing a toner transferring element with a longitudinal axis in the direction of width (WPE), are located so that the longitudinal axis do not coincide. Preferably the printing engines are electro(stato)graphic engines, especially Direct Electrostatic Printing (DEP) engines or electrophotographic engines.
摘要:
A DEP device is provided that comprises a printhead structure with control electrodes in combination with printing apertures and a magnetic brush assembly delivering a cloud of toner particles in the vicinity of the printing apertures, wherein the toner particles are, together with magnetically attractable carrier particles part of a multi-component developer further and the magnetic brush comprises a magnetic core rotating at a speed equal to or higher than 500 rpm (rotations per minute) and a sleeve rotating at a speed equal to or lower than 10 rpm (rotations per minute).
摘要:
A single pass printer, having a printing width (PW) is provided or printing a toner image on a substrate, the substrate having a width (WS) and a length (LS), wherein, i) a number n, equal to or larger than 2, of printing engines, each containing a toner transferring element with a longitudinal axis (width (WPE)) smaller than the printing width (PW) are present, and at least two of the n printing engines, each containing a toner transferring element with a longitudinal axis in the direction of width (WPE), are located so that the longitudinal axis do not coincide. Preferably the printing engines are electro(stato)graphic engines, especially Direct Electrostatic Printing (DEP) engines or electrophotographic engines.
摘要:
There is provided a device for direct electrostatic printing comprising a back electrode (105), a printhead structure (106), an array of printing apertures (107) in said printhead structure (106) through which a particle flow can be electrically modulated by a control electrode (106a), an image receiving substrate (109) travelling between said back electrode (105) and said printhead structure (106) in the direction of arrow A and toner delivery means (101), comprising a charged toner conveyer (103), the reference surface of said charged toner conveyer being placed at a distance B (in mm) from the front of said printhead structure (106), and a magnetic brush to provide charged toner on to the CTC, wherein the linear surface speed of the magnetic brush LSM has a specified minimal ratio versus the travelling speed LSS of the image receiving substrate, such that LSM/LSS.gtoreq.0.5. In a preferred embodiment the surface speed of the CTC LSC has also a specified minimal ratio versus the travelling speed LSS of the image receiving substrate, such that LSC/LSS.gtoreq.0.5. In a further preferred embodiment the surface speed of the magnetic brush LSM has a also a specified minimal ratio versus the linear surface speed LSC of the CTC, such that LSM/LSC.gtoreq.0.5. More over the radius of the CTC is chosen as a function of the extension of the array of printing apertures present in the printhead structure.
摘要:
A web material is disclosed comprising a substrate in web form and multiple microwells, arranged on the substrate in a predetermined pattern and separated from each other by separating zones, each microwell comprising a bottom and an upstanding surface formed by the adjacent separating zones, wherein the composition of the bottoms on the one hand and the composition of the separating zones and upstanding surfaces on the other hand show a different hyrophilicity.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for rapid screening of layered materials, for a useful property. In the method at least two layered materials are applied on one single substrate. Preferably the materials are applied by coating from a coating composition and are multi-layered materials having at least two distinct layers.
摘要:
An apparatus for direct electrostatic printing includes a back electrode and a printhead structure having a plastic insulating layer and printing apertures arranged therein. Individual control electrodes are combined with the printing apertures on a first side of the insulating layer, and a shield electrode is combined with the printing apertures on a second side of the insulating layer. A toner delivery apparatus is also included for delivering a cloud of dry toner particles in the vicinity of the printing apertures. The printing apertures are constructed and arranged such that, when applying a potential difference of 200V between the shield electrode and each individual control electrode, a current of no more that 50 .mu.A flows from each individual control electrode to the corresponding shield electrode through the corresponding printing aperture. Methods for forming the printing apertures in such a printhead are also disclosed.
摘要:
A method for direct electrostatic printing (DEP) on an intermediate substrate or on a final substrate is provided, using a device that comprises a back electrode (105), a printhead structure (106) comprising a control electrode in combination with apertures (107), and a toner delivery means (101) presenting a cloud (104) of dry toner particles in the vicinity of said apertures (107), characterised in that(i) the toner particles have as topological criterium that the ratio of the length of the long axis of the projected microscopic image of said particles to the length of the short axis, is between 1.00 and 1.40 and(ii) the toner particles after addition of 0.5% by weight of fumed hydrophobic silica having a specific surface area of 260 m.sup.2 /g show a ratio of apparent density (.rho..sub.app) over real density (.rho..sub.real) ##EQU1##
摘要:
An ink-jet printing system including at least one ink-jet ink and a means for jetting an ink-jet ink onto a surface of a substantially non-absorbing ink-jet ink-receiver, characterized in that the ratio σ Sd/σ Ld of the dispersive surface energy of said ink-receiver surface σ Sd over the dispersive surface energy of said ink-jet ink σ Ld is greater than 0.9. A process for ink-jet printing is also claimed. High areal throughput ink-jet printing (e.g. >100 m2/hour) with curable inks can be performed on different kinds of ink-receiver surfaces with a good image quality and colour density due to a controlled spreading of the ink-drops which can be directly cured.
摘要翻译:一种喷墨打印系统,包括至少一个喷墨油墨和用于将喷墨油墨喷射到基本上不吸收的喷墨油墨接收器的表面上的装置,其特征在于, 所述吸墨剂表面sigma S d s的分散表面能的d / s / sigma L d超过所述喷墨油墨sigma L的分散表面能 d SUP>大于0.9。 也要求喷墨打印的方法。 可固化油墨的高面积生产量喷墨打印(例如> 100m 2 /小时)可以在不同种类的油墨接收器表面上进行,具有良好的图像质量和颜色密度,由于受到控制的扩展 可以直接固化的墨滴。
摘要:
An ink-jet printing system comprising at least one ink-jet ink and a means for jetting an ink-jet ink onto a surface of a substantially non-absorbing ink-jet ink-receiver, characterized in that the ratio σ Sd/σ Ld of the dispersive surface energy of said ink-receiver surface a σ Sd over the dispersive surface energy of said ink-jet ink a σ Ld is greater than 0.9. A process for ink-jet printing is also claimed. High areal throughput ink-jet printing (e.g. >100 m2/hour) with curable inks can be performed on different kinds of ink-receiver surfaces with a good image quality and colour density due to a controlled spreading of the ink-drops which can be directly cured.
摘要翻译:一种喷墨打印系统,包括至少一个喷墨油墨和用于将喷墨油墨喷射到基本上不吸收的喷墨吸收器的表面上的装置,其特征在于,所述比率σ 所述接收器表面的分散表面能的一个或多个S SUB> S SUP> SUP> 超过所述喷墨油墨的色散表面能的比例大于0.9。 也要求喷墨打印的方法。 可固化油墨的高面积生产量喷墨打印(例如> 100m 2 /小时)可以在不同种类的油墨接收器表面上进行,具有良好的图像质量和颜色密度,由于受控的扩展 可以直接固化的墨滴。