Ink jet printer

摘要

An ink jet printer includes a transfer unit transferring a sheet of paper along a transfer path surface, a printer head ejecting ink towards the sheet of paper, and an air blowing unit blowing air towards ink ejected from the printer head. The sheet of paper may be a postal matter (e.g., letter, postcard, parcel) and the printer head may be used to print barcodes or the like on the sheet of paper for purposes of subsequent sorting and routing.

主权项

1. An ink jet printer, comprising:
a transfer unit configured to transfer a postal matter having address information printed thereon along a horizontally oriented transfer path surface in a vertical orientation, the transfer path surface having one or more planar sections; a bar code reader for reading the address information on the postal matter; a printer head configured to eject ink towards the postal matter in a direction that is orthogonal to the vertical orientation of the postal matter; and an air blowing unit configured to blow air towards the ink ejected from the printer head towards the postal matter in a direction parallel to the vertical orientation of the postal matter.