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US 9,751,311 B2Granted
Fluid ejection device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsRyuji Moriyama, Masayuki Kumazaki
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Abstract
A fluid ejection device has a fluid ejection head that ejects fluid droplets onto printing paper; a carriage that carries the fluid ejection head; and a static elimination member or charged member affixed to either or both the fluid ejection head and carriage. The static elimination member is configured to contactlessly eliminate the electric charge of an object, and the charged member has a polarized charge.
Claims8
A fluid ejection device comprising:
- a fluid ejection head that ejects fluid droplets onto a recording medium;
- a carriage that carries the fluid ejection head;
- and
- a static elimination member affixed to the fluid ejection head;
- and
- the static elimination member configured to contactlessly eliminate the electrical charge of an object;
- wherein the static elimination member includes a plurality of short conductive fibers,
- wherein the fluid ejection head has a nozzle plate in which a nozzle is formed, and
- wherein the state elimination member is affixed to the nozzle plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.