Continuous jet printer mixing system
US6099113A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M3/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A continuous jet printer includes a mixer defining a first fluid inlet for receiving a first fluid, a second fluid inlet for receiving a second fluid, and a fluid outlet. The mixer mixes the first and second fluids to produce a printing fluid. A fluid source is in fluid communication with the inlets for delivering the fluids. A jet nozzle in fluid communication with the mixer delivers drops of the printing fluid to a substrate. The fluid source delivers the fluids to the inlets at an operating pressure of the jet nozzle. A method of printing includes mixing the fluids at an operating pressure of the jet nozzle to produce a printing fluid. The printing fluid is delivered to an inlet of the jet nozzle at the operating pressure of the jet nozzle, and a substrate is printed with drops of the printing fluid exiting the jet nozzle.
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