Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Gordon, Raquel Y. (Department: 2853)
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Ejector mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
active
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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Gordon Raquel Y.
Silverbrook Research PTY LTD
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