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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Hoffmann, Leverkusen, DE;
Detlef Doppner, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
AGFA-Gevaert, A.G., Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 75 ; 3461 / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ink jet printer comprising at least one nozzle from which ink is adapted to issue under high pressure in the form of fine droplets, a charging apparatus for charging the droplets, a deflector unit, a collecting apparatus provided with a knife edge for collecting and discharging droplets of a specific charge, and a recording support arranged downstream of the movable knife edge wherein the collecting apparatus is provided with a cleaning device and an extraction device which are such that a new or freshly cleaned part of the knife edge always faces droplets being separated.