Patent ID: 8851657
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A hybrid ink jet printer including: a print medium supply unit for supplying a continuously linked print medium; and a printing unit for printing on the print medium, the printing unit comprising a first printing unit and a second printing unit, the first printing, unit including two print head units which each have print heads that discharges an ink other than ultraviolet curable ink, one of the print head units of the first printing unit being disposed capable of printing on one printing surface of the print medium, and the other of the print head units of the first printing unit being disposed capable of printing on the other printing surface of the print medium, the second printing unit including two print head units which each have print heads and an ultraviolet exposure unit, the print heads of the print head units of the second printing unit configured to discharge ultraviolet curable ink, the ultraviolet exposure unit installed on a downstream of the print heads of the print head unit of the second printing unit, one of the print head units of the second printing unit being disposed capable of printing on one printing surface of the print medium, and the other of the print head units of the second printing unit being dispose capable of printing on the other printing surface of the print medium, a drying format differing between the ink other than ultraviolet curable ink and the ultraviolet curable ink.