Systems and methods for producing high quality images with UV curable inks in printers

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inkjet printer for generating a high-quality image on a substrate by using an ultraviolet curable ink. A first printhead 50A connected to a UV curable ink source having a first color and a first UV following the first printhead at a first predetermined distance in the process direction. The irradiation light source 66A, the second printhead 58A connected to the UV curable ink source having the first color, and the second at a second predetermined distance longer than the first defined distance in the process direction. A second UV irradiation light source 34 following the printhead of the above. The first UV irradiation light source fixes the UV curable ink ejected by the first printhead before passing through the second printhead, and the ink ejected by the second printhead is the second. The UV irradiation light source causes the UV curable ink ejected by the second printhead to flow over a part of the substrate before being fixed. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1