Ink jet printer
CA 1203427 A · Owner: The Mead Corporation · Inventors: Black, Gerda N.; Kockler, Barry C.; Geiselman, Theodore S.
Overview
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An ink jet printer includes a catcher having a catcher plate along the lower portion thereof which is pivotally mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to a row of jet drop streams produced by the ink jet printer print head. A charge electrode plate, defining a plurality of notched charge electrodes, is movable between a drop charging position and a remote position. At start up and shut down of the printer, the charge electrode plate is maintained in its drop charging position when a deflection field is produced by a deflection electrode, so as to shield the drops from the deflection field. The catcher is pivoted into a full catch position at start up and shut down so as to catch …
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- Granted April 22, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 22, 2003.
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