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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth C. Peter, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/9377 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/9377 ;
Abstract
An air vane directs air to cool the printhead of thermal inkjet printers having one or more movable carriages. A passive air vane is mounted on or molded to some portion of the carriage, printhead, ink tank or ink tank holder so that it moves with the movable carriage. Moving the air vane significantly increases the flow of air over the printhead, increasing the flow of heat away from the printhead and, consequently, improving the performance of the printer.