EP 0017757 A1 19801029 - Suction print head for an ink jet printer.
Title (en)
Suction print head for an ink jet printer.
Title (de)
Schreibkopf mit Ansaugung für Tintenstrahldrucker.
Title (fr)
Tête d'impression à aspiration pour imprimante à jet d'encre.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 3242479 A 19790423
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4260996A] Disclosed is an ink jet printer head employing an ink droplet aspirator which includes a housing having a tunnel therein spaced from an ink jet nozzle which emits a stream of ink droplets which pass through the tunnel. A gas stream is also directed through the tunnel at substantially the same velocity as the ink stream. While the upper and lower walls of the aspirator tunnel are formed of sintered metal thereby forming the deflection electrodes, the sidewalls of the tunnel are formed of a dielectric material and are made movable, for example by collapsing toward and away from the tunnel top and bottom walls (deflection electrodes) so as to inhibit sidewall contamination during start up and shut down of the ink stream.
Abstract (fr)
Tête d'impression à aspiration pour imprimante à jet d'encre. Elle comporte les électrodes de déviation (21) et (22) ainsi que les parois mobiles (35) et (36). Lors de la mise en fonction de l'imprimante, de l'air comprimé est appliqué aux éléments en forme de soufflet (39) et (40) et les parois mobiles (35) et (36) sont amenées en contact avec les surfaces (21b), (22b) et (21c), (22c) des électrodes de déviation.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/09 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); G06K 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
Citation (search report)
- US 4017869 A 19770412 - MEYER RUDOLF, et al
- US 3717875 A 19730220 - ARCIPRETE G, et al
- FR 2197343 A5 19740322 - IBM [US]
- FR 2374169 A1 19780713 - IBM [US]
- FR 2246396 A1 19750502 - AGFA GEVAERT AG [DE]
- FR 2236166 A1 19750131 - HERTZ CARL [SE]
- IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, Vol. 19, No. 8, Janvier 1977, pages 3216-3217New York, U.S.A. K.A. KRAUSE: "Ink jet head" * Page 3217 en entier *
- IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, Vol. 19, No. 6, Novembre 1976, page 2037 New York, U.S.A. R.E. PELKIE et al.: "Ink jet vacuum gutter" * Article en entier *
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0017757 A1 19801029; CA 1137537 A 19821214; IT 1149224 B 19861203; IT 8020727 A0 19800318; JP S55142667 A 19801107; US 4260996 A 19810407
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 80101299 A 19800313; CA 345121 A 19800205; IT 2072780 A 19800318; JP 1213480 A 19800205; US 3242479 A 19790423