Ink collection device for a servicing station

Details Ink collection device for a servicing station Ink collection device for a servicing station

2011-07-26

2011-07-26

Rahll, Jerry T (Department: 2874)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

Reexamination Certificate

active

07984964

ABSTRACT:
An ink collection device for a servicing station of a franking machine, said ink collection device comprising: an ink collection reservoir for receiving the ink ejected, during a servicing stage, by ink ejection nozzles of at least one print module; at least one drainage duct placed above the reservoir and opening out in register with said at least one print module while defining a gap between a top of the drainage duct and the print module; and, mounted across said at least one drainage duct and at a small predetermined distance from the top of the drainage duct, means for causing the fine ink droplets ejected by said ink ejection nozzles to coalesce to form a plurality of thicker ink drops, and for causing said ink drops to drip under gravity into said ink collection reservoir.

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