Patents Examined by Benjamin B. Fuller
  • Ink jet printer in which reaction force is canceled
    Patent number: 6231158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink jet printer in which drops of ink are jetted out onto a surface of a recording medium so as to record an image. The present invention is to obtain an economical ink jet printer in which a reaction force generated in the reciprocal motion of the ink jet head is simply canceled, and the ink jet printer is small and light, and less vibration is caused in the printer, and further it is possible to drive the printer with a small amount of drive energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masao Hiyane, Toshio Fukushima, Kazuki Ogawa, Yasuo Numata, Yuji Yoshida