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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Memjet Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Rommel Balala, North Ryde, AU;
Dan Baterna, North Ryde, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01); B41J 2/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes: a printhead; a platen positioned below the printhead for supporting print media conveyed along a media feed direction through a print zone, the platen defining at least one particle-collection slot upstream of the print zone relative to the media feed direction and an ink-collection slot positioned in the print zone downstream of the particle-collection slot. A dam wall is positioned between the particle-collection slot and the ink-collection slot, with the dam wall extending transversely relative to the media feed direction.