Patent ID: 9327523
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B41J,B41M

Claim Text:
1. The method comprising: controlling, by the controller, a first heating stage to heat the printing medium to a first temperature in a printing region when printing latex ink on the printing medium; controlling, by the controller, a preheating stage upstream of the first heating stage to heat the printing medium to a second temperature prior to the printing, the second temperature less than the first temperature; controlling, by the controller, a curing heating stage to heat the printing medium to a curing temperature greater than the first temperature in a curing region to cure the latex ink on the printing medium; and controlling, by the controller, a cooling stage located between the first heating stage and the curing heating stage to cool the printing medium to the second temperature after the printing medium has been heated by the first heating stage and prior to heating of the printing medium by the curing heating stage.