EP1510340A3 - Inkjet nozzle actuated by slotted plunger - Google Patents

Inkjet nozzle actuated by slotted plunger Download PDF

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EP1510340A3
EP1510340A3 EP04024063A EP04024063A EP1510340A3 EP 1510340 A3 EP1510340 A3 EP 1510340A3 EP 04024063 A EP04024063 A EP 04024063A EP 04024063 A EP04024063 A EP 04024063A EP 1510340 A3 EP1510340 A3 EP 1510340A3
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nozzle chamber
ink
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piston
chamber
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Kia Silverbrook
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Abstract

An ink jet printing nozzle apparatus comprising: a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with an ink chamber and utilized for the storage of ink to be printed out by said nozzle apparatus, said nozzle chamber having a nozzle chamber outlet hole for the ejection of ink from said nozzle chamber; a magnetic piston located over an aperture in said nozzle chamber; and an activation coil located adjacent to said magnetic piston, said coil upon activation by a current applying a force to said piston sufficient to cause movement of said piston from a first position to a second position, said movement causing ink within said nozzle chamber to be ejected from said nozzle chamber through a nozzle chamber outlet hole onto print media. <IMAGE>
EP04024063A 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Inkjet nozzle actuated by slotted plunger Expired - Lifetime EP1510340B1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPO8076A AUPO807697A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM16)
AUPO793597 1997-07-15
AUPO7950A AUPO795097A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM11)
AUPO8004A AUPO800497A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ26)
AUPO8041A AUPO804197A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ25)
AUPO804997 1997-07-15
AUPO793397 1997-07-15
AUPO8067A AUPO806797A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ16)
AUPO806197 1997-07-15
AUPO807397 1997-07-15
AUPO794997 1997-07-15
AUPO8059A AUPO805997A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM14)
AUPO806397 1997-07-15
AUPO805997 1997-07-15
AUPO806097 1997-07-15
AUPO805697 1997-07-15
AUPO8035A AUPO803597A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ06)
AUPO8069A AUPO806997A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ11)
AUPO806997 1997-07-15
AUPO793697 1997-07-15
AUPO8055A AUPO805597A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM07)
AUPO795097 1997-07-15
AUPO805897 1997-07-15
AUPO807597 1997-07-15
AUPO8053A AUPO805397A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM08)
AUPO806797 1997-07-15
AUPO8049A AUPO804997A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ12)
AUPO8044A AUPO804497A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ07)
AUPO803597 1997-07-15
AUPO8066A AUPO806697A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ01)
AUPO8063A AUPO806397A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ08)
AUPO8047A AUPO804797A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ05)
AUPO805497 1997-07-15
AUPO8073A AUPO807397A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM15)
AUPO8036A AUPO803697A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ13)
AUPO805597 1997-07-15
AUPO8072A AUPO807297A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ02)
AUPO8065A AUPO806597A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM06)
AUPO800497 1997-07-15
AUPO7949A AUPO794997A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM12)
AUPO807097 1997-07-15
AUPO805397 1997-07-15
AUPO8071A AUPO807197A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ04)
AUPO8058A AUPO805897A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM26)
AUPO807297 1997-07-15
AUPO804197 1997-07-15
AUPO8001A AUPO800197A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ17)
AUPO803697 1997-07-15
AUPO8054A AUPO805497A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM05)
AUPO8070A AUPO807097A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ15)
AUPO8056A AUPO805697A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ10)
AUPO7933A AUPO793397A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation_apparatus (IJM10)
AUPO8048A AUPO804897A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 Image creation method and apparatus (IJ14)
AUPO7936A AUPO793697A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM02)
AUPO806597 1997-07-15
AUPO8060A AUPO806097A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM13)
AUPO8075A AUPO807597A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM17)
AUPO807697 1997-07-15
AUPO804797 1997-07-15
AUPO7935A AUPO793597A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM01)
AUPO807797 1997-07-15
AUPO804497 1997-07-15
AUPO806697 1997-07-15
AUPO804897 1997-07-15
AUPO800197 1997-07-15
AUPO8061A AUPO806197A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM04)
AUPO807197 1997-07-15
AUPO8077A AUPO807797A0 (en) 1997-07-15 1997-07-15 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (IJM25)
AUPP3983A AUPP398398A0 (en) 1998-06-09 1998-06-09 Image creation method and apparatus (ij45)
AUPP398298 1998-06-09
AUPP3982A AUPP398298A0 (en) 1998-06-09 1998-06-09 A method of manufacture of an image creation apparatus (ijm45)
AUPP398398 1998-06-09
EP98933350A EP0999933B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Magnetic-field-acutated ink jet nozzle

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EP98933350A Division EP0999933B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Magnetic-field-acutated ink jet nozzle

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EP1510340A2 EP1510340A2 (en) 2005-03-02
EP1510340A3 true EP1510340A3 (en) 2005-03-09
EP1510340B1 EP1510340B1 (en) 2007-01-24

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EP04024059A Expired - Lifetime EP1512535B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Inkjet printer with magnetic piston actuator
EP04024061A Expired - Lifetime EP1508448B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Inkjet nozzle with tapered magnetic plunger
EP04024065A Expired - Lifetime EP1510341B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Inkjet nozzle with electromagnetic shutter
EP98933350A Expired - Lifetime EP0999933B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Magnetic-field-acutated ink jet nozzle
EP04024060A Expired - Lifetime EP1510339B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Inkjet nozzle actuated by magnetic pulses
EP04024058A Expired - Lifetime EP1508444B1 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-15 Inkjet printer with electrostatically actuated plates
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