SG11201900313QA - An actuator component - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 111111 IOU 0 11101 010 11111 01 110 1 0 011101 01 100 11111 11111 0111110 1111 0111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ...... WO 2018/025003 Al 08 February 2018 (08.02.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every B41J 2/21 (2006.01) B41J 2/145 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, PCT/GB2016/052440 CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, (22) International Filing Date: HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, 05 August 2016 (05.08.2016) LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, (25) Filing Language: English PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, (26) Publication Language: English SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicant: XAAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED [GB/GB]; 316 Science Park, Cambridge CB4 OXR (GB). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors: REYERO, Juan; c/o Xaar Technology Limit- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, ed, 316 Science Park, Cambridge CB4 OXR (GB). GAR- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, CIA, Jesus; c/o Xaar Technology Limited, 316 Science Park Cambridge CB4 OXR (GB). , TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (74) Agent: TLIP LTD; Leeds Innovation Centre, 103 Claren- MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, don Road, Leeds, Yorkshire LS2 9DF (GB). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, — KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = Title: AN ACTUATOR COMPONENT (54) FIGURE 5 26 22 = One row from P3 first array = _ = = > \ • 1 9 1 9 1 • • • • 0; , • • ••• • • \" N One row = = from second array = P2 Best aligned pair = = = = 22 24 = = 1-1 Array direction M 0 0 111) (57) : Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide apparatus and methods to minimise or reduce the e•1 effects of actuator component (and therefore, nozzle array) misalignment. In particular, the present techniques provide an actuator 0 ---. component comprising at least one array of nozzles. In the or each array, the nozzles of the array are arranged in at least two portions: GC a first portion in which the nozzles in a row of the array are separated by 1-1 a constant nozzle pitch, and a second portion in the nozzles © in a row of the array are separated by a variable nozzle pitch. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/025003 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIREIEHMOIDENNIIMOMEHOIS Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))