Inkjet printer with contractable chamber

Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism

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06913346

ABSTRACT:
An ink jet nozzle assembly for an inkjet printer, having a nozzle and an actuator for ejecting ink through said nozzle; wherein, the actuator has a resiliently contractable chamber. The chamber is a series of arcuate vanes arranged in an annular form around the nozzle opening. Actuation of a thermally expandable member forces the vanes to slide against each other to contract the chamber in the same manner of as an iris.

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