Patent ID: 7520602
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: B41J,B41M,D06P

Abstract:
1. An ink jet printer for printing on a deformable substrate, the printer comprising: a vacuum table having a support surface that is configured to support the deformable substrate; a printhead carriage positioned above the vacuum table and movable within a plane substantially parallel to the support surface; a printhead coupled to and movable with the printhead carriage and configured to jet ink onto the deformable substrate; a cold UV, bulb lamp on the printhead carriage and configured to direct UV energy onto the deformable substrate so as to freeze and substantially cure jetted ink under the printhead carriage and filter heat away from the substrate under the printhead so as to help maintain a distance between the substrate and the printhead within a predetermined range, the cold UV, bulb lamp including, a cooling system configured to take heat away from the printer.