Apparatus for depositing droplets
US6997539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/00214
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for depositing droplets on a substrate, the apparatus includes a support for the substrate, a droplet ejection assembly positioned over the support for depositing the droplets on the substrate on the support, an enclosure structure defining with the support an enclosed region through which the droplets are ejected onto the substrate, the enclosure structure also defining with the support an inlet gap and an outlet gap through which the substrate travels and a source of pressurized gas connected to the enclosure structure to provide a flow of gas from the enclosure structure through the gaps.
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