Patent ID: 9205678
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. An ink jet printer comprising: a transportation mechanism that transports a medium in a first direction; and a carriage that has a plasma irradiation mechanism configured to irradiate at least a portion of the medium with plasma generated in an electricity discharge portion and emitted from a plasma irradiation opening and a head configured to eject ink from a nozzle to the portion of the medium irradiated with the plasma, and that moves in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the plasma irradiation mechanism is provided on one side of the head in the second direction, wherein a partition board is provided between the plasma irradiation opening and the head, and wherein if a distance from a surface of the medium to the nozzle is (A), a distance from a surface of the medium to the plasma irradiation opening is (B), and a distance from a surface of the medium to the partition board is (C), a conditional expression: (C)<(A)≦(B) is satisfied.