Patent ID: 9527306
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B41J,B41M,D06B,D06P

Claim Text:
1. An ink-jet printer for printing on a breathable medium having a printing surface and a back surface, comprising: an ink-jet head for discharging ink drops to the medium; and a back side component provided at a side of the back surface of the medium, wherein the back side component has a hollow portion with an opening that opens towards the back surface of the medium; wherein the ink-jet head includes: nozzles for discharging the ink drops to the medium along respective travel paths; and an airflow blowing section for providing airflow to the medium with the ink drops, wherein at least a part of the airflow passes through at least one of the travel paths of the ink drops; wherein the hollow portion of the back side component is configured to receive the airflow passing through from the printing surface of the medium to the back surface of the medium; wherein the airflow blowing section includes a main airflow blowing port for blowing a main airflow and at least one sub airflow blowing port for blowing a sub airflow, the sub airflow blowing port being adjacent to the main airflow blowing port, the sub airflow being configured to stream along the main airflow and keep the main airflow as a laminar flow; and wherein each travel path of the ink drops passes through the main airflow blowing port.