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High height ink jet printing

US10183498B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

18References

33Claims

0Family size

Assignee

FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel Wayne Barnett · Plainfield, US
Steven H. Barss · Wilmot Flat, US
Jaan T. Laaspere · Hartford, US
Christoph Menzel · New London, US
Matthew Aubrey · White River Junction, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2002/16555
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a print head including multiple nozzles formed in a bottom surface of the print head. The nozzles are configured to eject a liquid onto a substrate. The system includes a gas flow module configured to provide a flow of gas through a gap between the bottom surface of the print head and the substrate. The gas flow module can include one or more gas nozzles configured to inject gas into the gap. The gas flow module can be configured to apply a suction to the gap.

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