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Method of coating an ejector of an ink jet printhead

US6737109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateOct 31, 2001
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/1433
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for coating an ink jet printhead with an ink-phobic coating includes applying the coating to an outer surface of the printhead and then drawing or forcing the coating through the apertures of the printhead, preferably with a vacuum. The method coats and renders ink-phobic not only the outer surface, but also the inside surfaces of the apertures. The ink-phobic coating may contain an amorphous fluoropolymer.

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