Control valve for ink jet nozzles
US4460905A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/05
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The valve mechanism controls the flow of ink from a pressurized ink supply to a plurality of ink nozzles for printing bar codes. The mechanism includes a valve ball and a valve seat and an elastic diaphragm is positioned opposite the valve seat and is movable by action of a spring-loaded magnet armature to move the valve ball against the valve seat.
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