CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINTING WITH SATELLITE DROPLETS

• Main Authors: YANG, QING, FAGERQUIST, RANDY, LEE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.12.2007
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

Satellite droplets (9,10,11) that have a lifetime selectable between an infinite lifetime and a finite lifetime are formed with a continuous fluid-jet system having a drop generator, a stimulation device (2), and a nozzle plate (3) with at least one nozzle opening. A force is applied to eject a flui...