PRINTING ONTO A PRINT MEDIUM

摘要

In some examples, a first heating stage heats a print medium to a first temperature in a printing region when printing latex ink on the print medium, and a curing heating stage heats, in a curing zone, the print medium to a curing temperature greater than the first temperature to cure the latex ink on the print medium. A cooling stage located between the first and curing heating stages cools the print medium by directing a first part of airflow from the cooling stage to a printing zone, the cooling performed after the print medium has been heated by the first heating stage and prior to heating of the print medium by the curing heating stage. A second part of the airflow is directed from the cooling stage to the curing zone.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
heating, by a first heating stage, a print medium to a first temperature in a when printing, in a printing zone, latex ink on the print medium; heating, by a curing heating stage, in a curing zone, the print medium to a curing temperature greater than the first temperature to cure the latex ink on the print medium; cooling, by a cooling stage located between the first heating stage and the curing heating stage, the print medium by directing a first part of airflow from the cooling stage to a cooling zone, the cooling performed after the print medium has been heated by the first heating stage and prior to heating of the print medium by the curing heating stage; and directing a second part of the airflow from the cooling stage to the curing zone.