Ink jet device with dispenser for ink pellets

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EP 1 101 617 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(21)	Application number: 00204004.6

(22)	Date of filing: 14.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B41J 2/175

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

15.11.1999 EP 99203808

(71)	Applicant: Océ-Technologies B.V.
	5914 CC Venlo (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	Koeleman, Gerardus Antonius Josef 5941 GK Velden (NL) Roctus, Jerry Josephus Alfonsus Catharina 4567 AL Clinge (NL) Schuwer, Marc Paul 5029 MP Eindhoven (NL)

(74)	Representative: Rongen, Josephus Wilhelmus
	Océ-Technologies B.V., Corporate Patents, P.O. Box 101 5900 MA Venlo 5900 MA Venlo (NL)

(54)	Ink jet device with dispenser for ink pellets

(57) Ink jet device comprising an ink reservoir (10) and a dispenser (30) for ink pellets (32), wherein the dispenser comprises a sluice (46) for discharging the pellets one by one into the ink reservoir, characterized in that said dispenser (30) comprises an output chamber (56) for accommodating a single pellet discharged from the sluice (46), and a shutter (58, 60) for opening and closing the output chamber (56) towards the ink reservoir (10).

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