EP1013458A3 - Monolithic ink jet printing chassis - Google Patents

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EP1013458A3
EP1013458A3 EP99309494A EP99309494A EP1013458A3 EP 1013458 A3 EP1013458 A3 EP 1013458A3 EP 99309494 A EP99309494 A EP 99309494A EP 99309494 A EP99309494 A EP 99309494A EP 1013458 A3 EP1013458 A3 EP 1013458A3
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catcher
single chassis
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ink jet
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Bruce A. Bowling
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Kodak Versamark Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/02—Framework

Abstract

A printhead alignment apparatus is provided for use with a continuous ink jet printer. A single chassis maintains alignment of the droplet generator and the catcher/charge plate assembly (14). Electronic and fluidic components are attached to the single chassis, with the single chassis separating the electronic and fluid related functions of the printhead. Also, mounting features and connections of the electronic and fluid related functions are separated from mounting features of the catcher and the droplet generator. Connections for the electronic and fluid related functions are in a plane parallel to the plane of the catcher. The single chassis also accurately locates an eyelid mechanism relative to the droplet generator and the catcher/charge plate assembly (14). Finally, the single chassis has a z-axis length larger than its x-axis depth, with the z-axis length being perpendicular to a plane of the catcher.
EP19990309494 1998-12-14 1999-11-29 Monolithic ink jet printing chassis Expired - Lifetime EP1013458B1 (en)

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US21151898A 1998-12-14 1998-12-14
US211518 1998-12-14

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GB2139962A (en) * 1983-04-11 1984-11-21 Ricoh Kk Ink jet printer carriage
US4620195A (en) * 1984-02-27 1986-10-28 Contraves Gmbh Method of fabricating an ink droplet generator for an ink jet printer and ink droplet generator fabricated thereby
US4743922A (en) * 1984-11-13 1988-05-10 Imaje S.A. Ink jet single-nozzle printing head
US5477254A (en) * 1992-03-30 1995-12-19 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Apparatus for mounting and aligning components of an ink jet printhead
EP0813974A2 (en) * 1996-06-18 1997-12-29 SCITEX DIGITAL PRINTING, Inc. Continuous ink jet print head
US5764265A (en) * 1993-09-08 1998-06-09 Hitachi, Ltd. Ink jet printing apparatus and a printing head for such an ink jet printing apparatus
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US5475411A (en) 1992-05-29 1995-12-12 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Method of fabricating a catcher/charge plate assembly
US5475409A (en) 1992-05-29 1995-12-12 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Alignment structure for components of an ink jet print head
US5455611A (en) 1992-05-29 1995-10-03 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Four inch print head assembly

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GB2139962A (en) * 1983-04-11 1984-11-21 Ricoh Kk Ink jet printer carriage
US4620195A (en) * 1984-02-27 1986-10-28 Contraves Gmbh Method of fabricating an ink droplet generator for an ink jet printer and ink droplet generator fabricated thereby
US4743922A (en) * 1984-11-13 1988-05-10 Imaje S.A. Ink jet single-nozzle printing head
US5477254A (en) * 1992-03-30 1995-12-19 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Apparatus for mounting and aligning components of an ink jet printhead
US5764265A (en) * 1993-09-08 1998-06-09 Hitachi, Ltd. Ink jet printing apparatus and a printing head for such an ink jet printing apparatus
EP0813974A2 (en) * 1996-06-18 1997-12-29 SCITEX DIGITAL PRINTING, Inc. Continuous ink jet print head
WO1998028146A1 (en) * 1996-12-23 1998-07-02 Domino Printing Sciences Plc Continuous inkjet printhead

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DE69910340T2 (en) 2004-07-01

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