Nozzle plate for ink jet printer
US5706039A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/185
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A continuous ink jet printer has a nozzle plate 1 which includes an orifice 3 for emitting a stream of ink. A counterbore 4 surrounds the orifice. A passage 5, 6 is provided which lies substantially in the plane of the plate and intersects the counterbore, and through which a flow of cleaning agent may be supplied to the counterbore, in order to flush ink from the surrounds of the orifice.
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