ADA-compliant Braille signage printer and method of printing UV LED curable ink using a flat bed ink jet printer

摘要

A printer includes a substrate and a print head. The print head is movable in a print direction. The print head includes an ink jet dispenser configured to jet ink toward the substrate. The print head further includes a UV source coupled to the ink jet dispenser in a following direction. The UV source is configured to emit UV irradiance. The plurality of mirrors are coupled to the UV source and configured to deflect UV irradiance from the UV source in a direction perpendicular to the print direction.

主权项

1. A printer comprising:
a table configured to hold a substrate; a print head movable in a print direction, the print head comprising:
an ink jet dispenser configured to jet ink toward the substrate;a UV source coupled to the ink jet dispenser in a following direction, the UV source configured to emit UV irradiance; anda plurality of mirrors coupled to the UV source and configured to deflect UV irradiance from the UV source in a direction perpendicular to the print direction; andan encoder sensor coupled to the substrate.