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US 10,647,120 B2Granted
Nozzle for ink-jet printers
AssigneeSystem Ceramics S.P.A.
InventorsFranco Stefani, Mohamed Ouassif
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Abstract
An ejector for ink-jet printers, comprising a main body (2) and a through hole (3), arranged through the main body (2), which has a surface (4). At least the surface (4) of the through hole (3) is made of an elastic material.
Claims10
A printhead comprising:
- a feeding conduit (10) for a printing fluid and a set of ejectors (1);
- wherein each ejector (1) comprises:
- a main body (2), made of an elastomeric material;
- a through hole (3) arranged through the main body (2), concentric to a longitudinal axis (Y), which exhibits a surface (4);
- a shutter (6), movable between a closed configuration, in which it blocks the through hole (3), and an open configuration, in which it does not block the through hole (3), wherein the shutter (6) is made of elastomeric material;
- characterized in that:
- the through holes (3) are in communication with the feeding conduit (10);
- the feeding conduit (10) is closed, at least partly, by a plate (20), wherein the main bodies (2) of the ejectors (1) are afforded in a single piece;
- the shutters (6) are mutually afforded in a single piece within a body of shutters (60), and wherein the feeding conduit (10) is closed at least partly, by the body of the shutters (60).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.