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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Gregory John Mcavoy, Dublin, IE;
Emma Rose Kerr, Dublin, IE;
Rónán Pádraig Seán O'reilly, Dublin, IE;
Vincent Patrick Lawlor, Dublin, IE;
Misty Bagnat, Dublin, IE;
Gregory John McAvoy, Dublin, IE;
Emma Rose Kerr, Dublin, IE;
Rónán Pádraig Seán O'Reilly, Dublin, IE;
Vincent Patrick Lawlor, Dublin, IE;
Misty Bagnat, Dublin, IE;
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
An inkjet nozzle assembly having: a nozzle chamber for containing ink, the nozzle chamber including a floor and a roof having a nozzle opening defined therein; and a plurality of moveable paddles defining part of the roof. The plurality of paddles are actuable to cause ejection of an ink droplet from the nozzle opening. Each paddle includes a thermal bend actuator, and each actuator is independently controllable via respective drive circuitry such that a direction of droplet ejection from the nozzle opening is controllable by independent movement of each paddle.