Patent · US Expired

Nozzle array for printhead

US6024440A · kind A · utility

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36Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 8, 1998
Grant dateFeb 15, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/14475
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A nozzle plate for an inkjet printer including a first nozzle array having a plurality of nozzles, each of which is positioned to correspond to a desired print location, with the print location of each of the nozzles of the first array being different from one another; and a second nozzle array having a plurality of nozzles, each of which is positioned to correspond to a desired print location, with the print location of each of the nozzles of the second array corresponding to one of the print locations of the first array such that the first and second arrays each have one nozzle corresponding to each desired print location.

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