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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Ronaldus Jacobus Johannes Boot, Son en Breugel, NL;
René Jos Houben, Nederweert, NL;
Gerrit Oosterhuis, Best, NL;
Antonius Paulus Aulbers, Eindhoven, NL;
Ronaldus Jacobus Johannes Boot, Son en Breugel, NL;
René Jos Houben, Nederweert, NL;
Gerrit Oosterhuis, Best, NL;
Antonius Paulus Aulbers, Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method and droplet selection device are provided for a continuous printer for selectively ejecting a second droplet and to have it collided with a predefined first droplet. In particular, the device comprises a first droplet ejection system arranged to generate a continuous stream of first droplets from a fluid jetted out of an outlet channel; and a second droplet ejection system arranged to generate second droplets for colliding the second droplets into the first droplets so as to selectively deflect the first droplets from a predefined printing trajectory. The second droplet ejection system comprises a control circuit to selectively eject the second droplet and to have it collided with a predefined first droplet.