METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING INK TO A PRINT RECEIVING MEDIUM

摘要

The present invention relates to an inkjet printer assembly. The inkjet printer assembly (30) comprises a printhead (10) and a tepidity device (20). The printhead is capable of providing droplets of ink on a portion (16) of a print receiving medium (32) within a print zone. The portion of the print receiving medium within the print zone is at least partially exposed to an atmosphere having a temperature. The tepidity device is capable of being in thermal contact with the droplets of ink provided on the portion of the print receiving medium within the print zone. The tepidity device is also of generally warming the droplets of ink provided on the portion to a temperature of about 16 degrees Celsius above the temperature of the atmosphere to which the print zone is at least partially exposed while the portion is substantially within the print zone.