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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
David A. Huliba, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Scitex Digital Printing, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/09 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/09 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for transitioning from a lower pressure state to a final operating pressure state. Initially, an eyelid is used to divert ink into a fluid channel associated with the catcher assembly. Pressure of the ink is reduced to a low ink pressure level that will allow the ink to be removed by the fluid channel. Pressure of the ink is increased to at least one incremental step, before reaching a final ink operating pressure. A charge voltage is turned on to deflect ink into catch in a time interval short enough to prevent ink backup between the eyelid and the catcher assembly.