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US 2006/0125880 A1Published application
Ink nozzle
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an ink nozzle. The ink nozzle includes a lever terminating with a piston head at one end and a first magnetic pole at the other end. The first magnetic pole defines a plurality of apertures through which ink can be ejected. The ink nozzle also includes a solenoid and a second magnetic pole consecutively located in register with the first magnetic pole so that, when the solenoid is activated, the poles move further together and eject ink from the apertures.
Claims8
An ink nozzle including:
- a lever terminating with a piston head at one end and a first magnetic pole at the other end, the first magnetic pole defining a plurality of apertures through which ink can be ejected;
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- a solenoid and a second magnetic pole consecutively located in register with the first magnetic pole so that, when the solenoid is activated, the poles move further together and eject ink from the apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.