Variable orientation ink catcher
US4890119A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/1853
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable orientation ink catcher for use with ink jet printing equipment receives unused ink drops. The drops are returned to the printing system for reuse. The catcher includes an arcuate receiving portion offset from an outlet port. Caught ink flows by gravity from the receiving portion via a reservoir to the outlet port through a wide range of angular orientations.
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