Oc&eacute;-technologies B.v.

Andr&eacute; Jozef Christiaan Gerardus Erren

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Franciscus Richard Blom

An actuating device for a multi-nozzle ink jet printhead, which includes a linear array of electromechanical transducers some of which are configured as actuator fingers associated with the nozzles of the printhead while others are configured as support fingers disposed between the actuator fingers, wherein each transducer has a first and a second electrode and is adapted to expand and contract in accordance with a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes, wherein the totality of the transducers consists of at least one group which includes a plurality of actuator fingers and a plurality of support fingers, and control circuit are associated with each group for applying a voltage that depends on the number of active actuator fingers in this group, to the first electrodes of all support fingers of the group.

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Afferden, Netherlands

André Jozef Christiaan Gerardus Erren

Growing community of inventors

Afferden, Netherlands

Andr&eacute; Jozef Christiaan Gerardus Erren

André Jozef Christiaan Gerardus Erren