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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Michael S. Hanchak, Dayton, OH (US);
Michael S. Hanchak, Dayton, OH (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A continuous inkjet printhead includes a jetting module including a nozzle operable to eject a continuous stream of fluid through the nozzle, a stimulation device operable to break the stream of fluid into first and second droplets having first and second volumes, wherein the droplet volumes travel along a first path, and a drop deflection mechanism that includes a gas flow path, a first flow path restriction positioned within the flow path, and a second flow path restriction positioned within the flow path, the second flow path restriction being non-parallel relative to the first flow path restriction, the drop deflection mechanism providing a gas flow which interacts with the first and second droplets to cause at least one of the first and second droplets to begin traveling along a second path.