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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1987

Filed:

Aug. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:

Brian Boso, Portland, OR (US);

Gerhard J Beenen, Portland, OR (US);

Bruce Murdock, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2915 / ; 29557 ; 295272 ; 29DI / ; 29DI / ; 219 / ; 3461 / ;
Abstract

An aperture plate for an ink jet head is formed by micro electrical discharge machining one surface of the plate to form a dimple-like recess with a relatively wide flat base. An aperture is then formed through the plate in the region of the dimple, as by micro electrical discharge machining. In one method of the invention, recesses are formed in two plates which are then mounted to the body of an ink jet head. A third plate with a formed third aperture is then mounted to the body such that the first, second and third plates overly one another and the third aperture is aligned with the recesses. Apertures of a smaller cross-section than the third aperture are then formed in the first two plates by drilling through the third aperture. The aperture through the first plate is then enlarged.


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