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EP 1871607 A2 20080102 - FLUID EJECTION NOZZLE

Title (en)

FLUID EJECTION NOZZLE

Title (de)

FLUIDAUSSTOSSDÜSE

Title (fr)

BUSE D'EJECTION DE FLUIDE

Publication

EP 1871607 A2 20080102 (EN)

Application

EP 05825310 A 20051221

Priority

EP 2005056991 W 20051221
GB 0428479 A 20041230

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006069943A2] The invention describes a nozzle for a continuous inkjet printer which is moulded from a fluidised sapphire material such as polycrystalline sapphire. Colour pigments may be added to the fluidised material so that nozzles of a particular size may be distinguished by colour.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/02 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14475 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006069943A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006069943 A2 20060706; WO 2006069943 A3 20060824; EP 1871607 A2 20080102; GB 0428479 D0 20050202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2005056991 W 20051221; EP 05825310 A 20051221; GB 0428479 A 20041230