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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Memjet Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
Mark Profaca, North Ryde, AU;
Assignee:
Memjet Technology Limited, , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06B 11/00 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); B05C 13/02 (2006.01); B05C 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/15 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); D06B 23/02 (2006.01); D06B 23/30 (2006.01); D06P 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/185 (2013.01); B05C 5/0241 (2013.01); B05C 5/027 (2013.01); B05C 11/1039 (2013.01); B05C 13/02 (2013.01); B05C 15/00 (2013.01); B41J 2/15 (2013.01); B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); D06B 11/0023 (2013.01); D06B 23/023 (2013.01); D06B 23/30 (2013.01); D06P 5/30 (2013.01); B41J 2002/1853 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thread-coating module includes: a coating chamber having a thread entrance at one end and a thread exit at an opposite end thereof; and an inkjet printhead positioned in a printhead opening of the coating chamber for ejecting ink onto thread fed through the coating chamber. The coating chamber has an ink management system positioned opposite the printhead for managing excess ink. The ink management system includes: an inner ink-collection slot in fluid communication with a drain port for recycling excess ink and an outer aerosol-collection chamber fluidically connected to a vacuum port.