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US 2022/0088949 A1Published application
Inkjet printer with temperature controlled substrate support
AssigneeKateeva, Inc.
InventorsDigby Pun, Cormac McKinley Wicklow, Christopher Buchner, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko
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Abstract
An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
Claims20
An inkjet printer, comprising:
- a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface;
- a print assembly with a dispenser operatively arranged with the support surface;
- a gas conduit fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support;
- and
- a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
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A method of depositing material on a substrate comprising:
- using a gas cushion substrate support to support a substrate, the gas cushion substrate support comprising a metal support surface and a plurality of holes formed through the metal support surface;
- flowing a gas through a gas conduit and through the plurality of holes to form a gas cushion between the substrate and the metal support surface to support the substrate;
- and
- depositing a print material on the substrate while the substrate is supported by the gas cushion.
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An inkjet printer, comprising:
- a gas cushion substrate support having a support surface, the support surface including a first edge and a second edge, the first edge spaced apart from the second edge in a first direction;
- a first plurality of holes formed through an edge region of the support surface;
- a second plurality of holes formed through a central region of the support surface, the first plurality of holes spaced apart from the second plurality of holes in the first direction;
- a print assembly with a dispenser positioned over the support surface, the dispenser movable in the first direction;
- a first gas conduit fluidly coupled to the first plurality of holes;
- a second gas conduit fluidly coupled to the second plurality of holes;
- a first thermal control system coupled to the first gas conduit;
- and.
- a second thermal control system coupled to the second gas conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.