| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method to heat media in order to achieve rapid ink drying for sharp image quality is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a media heating means to heat media approximate the print zone to prevent coalescence and inter-color bleeding, and a printhead cooling means to cool the printhead so that the printhead temperature is maintained below an upper printhead temperature limit to minimize clogged nozzles. The preferred embodiment includes a hot air blower attached to the movable carriage to impinge heated air directly on to the media surface, and circulating a liquid coolant in a fluid channel built in a printhead plate conductively connected to the printhead. |
