Printhead having improved gas flow deflection system
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJinquan Xu, Joseph E. Yokajty, Todd R. Griffin
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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJinquan Xu, Joseph E. Yokajty, Todd R. Griffin
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A printhead includes a drop generator configured to selectively form a large volume drop and a small volume drop from liquid emitted through a nozzle associated with the drop generator, the large volume drop and the small volume drop traveling along an initial drop trajectory, and a gas flow deflection system including a gas flow that interacts with the large volume drop and the small volume drop in a drop deflection zone such that at least the small volume drop is deflected from the initial drop trajectory, the gas flow being provided by a gas flow source connected in fluid communication with a gas flow duct, the gas flow deflection system including a gas flow pressure oscillation dampening structure located between the gas flow source and the drop deflection zone.
A printhead comprising:
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