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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Hara, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 2/17563 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mist collector includes: a nozzle through which air is sucked from a suction port and discharged from a discharge port; and a cyclone including an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder. The inner cylinder includes an intake hole and forms an airflow inside the inner cylinder by air taken therein through this intake hole, thereby separating ink mist from the air.