Ink jet mask
US3946405A · kind A · utility
3Cited by
5References
8Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1974 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/1853
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A two piece mask for an ink jet printer in which the knife edge for intercepting waste ink comprises part of a structure for supporting a meniscus of ink that drains drops of ink from the knife edge and allows the ink to flow away from the region of the knife edge through a suitable flow path while separating waste ink from the record medium of the printer.
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