Global Patent Index - EP 3257676 A1

EP 3257676 A1 20171220 - FLUIDIC DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING FEATURES TO REDUCE STAGNATION ZONES

Title (en)

FLUIDIC DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING FEATURES TO REDUCE STAGNATION ZONES

Title (de)

FLUIDABGABEVORRICHTUNG MIT FUNKTIONEN ZUR VERRINGERUNG VON STAUZONEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION DE FLUIDE AYANT DES FONCTIONS POUR RÉDUIRE DES ZONES DE STAGNATION

Publication

EP 3257676 A1 20171220 (EN)

Application

EP 17175934 A 20170614

Priority

  • US 201615183666 A 20160615
  • US 201615183693 A 20160615
  • US 201615183705 A 20160615
  • US 201615183722 A 20160615
  • US 201615183736 A 20160615
  • US 201615193476 A 20160627

Abstract (en)

A fluidic dispensing device (110) includes a housing (112), an ejection chip (118) and a stir bar (132). The housing has an exterior wall (140-1) and a chamber. The exterior wall has a chip mounting surface (140-2) defining a first plane and has an opening (140-3). The chamber defines an interior space and has a port coupled in fluid communication with the opening (140-3). The ejection chip is mounted to the chip mounting surface of the exterior wall. A planar extent of the ejection chip is oriented along the first plane, the ejection chip is in fluid communication with the opening, and a fluid ejection direction of the ejection chip is substantially orthogonal to the first plane. The stir bar is located in the chamber. The stir bar has a rotational axis (160), and the rotational axis of the stir bar is substantially perpendicular to the fluid ejection direction, or parallel to the planar extent of the ejection chip.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B01F 33/453 (2022.01 - EP); B41J 2/01 (2013.01 - CN); B41J 2/175 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/17503 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01 - CN EP); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (applicant)

US 2006268080 A1 20061130 - NAKAZAWA YUSUKE [JP]

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3257676 A1 20171220; EP 3257676 B1 20200325; CN 107521229 A 20171229; CN 107521229 B 20190528; JP 2017222167 A 20171221; JP 6922459 B2 20210818

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17175934 A 20170614; CN 201710454393 A 20170615; JP 2017117608 A 20170615