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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Peter J. Hollands, Baarlo, NL;
Petrus W.A.M. Aerts, Tienray, NL;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an inkjet print head comprising an ink handling system comprising an ink entry port arranged to supply ink at a central position with reference to the length of the nozzle array, in particular at a position halfway the length of the nozzle array. The ink handling system further comprises two ink return ports, each arranged at each opposite end of the nozzle array for decentralized ink return. The ink handling system is configured such that in operation ink is circulated through the ink handling system such that the ink flows from the ink entry port to both ink return ports in opposite directions in heat exchanging contact with the droplet forming device. In another aspect, the invention relates to a printer comprising at least one print head according to the present invention.