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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Mark Profaca, Balmain, AU;
Julian Paul Kolodko, Balmain, AU;
William John Stacey, Balmain, AU;
Stephen John Sleijpen, Balmain, AU;
Craig Donald Strudwicke, Balmain, AU;
Neil Fyfe Edwards, Balmain, AU;
Lance Thomas Brown, Balmain, AU;
Toby Desmond Oste, Balmain, AU;
Eric Patrick O'donnell, Balmain, AU;
Peter John Morley Sobey, Balmain, AU;
David Bernardi, Balmain, AU;
James Andrew, Balmain, AU;
Mark Profaca, Balmain, AU;
Julian Paul Kolodko, Balmain, AU;
William John Stacey, Balmain, AU;
Stephen John Sleijpen, Balmain, AU;
Craig Donald Strudwicke, Balmain, AU;
Neil Fyfe Edwards, Balmain, AU;
Lance Thomas Brown, Balmain, AU;
Toby Desmond Oste, Balmain, AU;
Eric Patrick O'Donnell, Balmain, AU;
Peter John Morley Sobey, Balmain, AU;
David Bernardi, Balmain, AU;
James Andrew, Balmain, AU;
Memjet Technology Ltd., Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A color ink printing system includes a plurality of print head cartridges each including a modular printhead made up of a plurality of print head tiles; a print head chassis for supporting the plurality of print head cartridges; and a maintenance chassis for supporting a plurality of maintenance cradles, the maintenance chassis is actuable between a storage position and an operational position. Each of the plurality of print head cartridges is held stationary with respect to a platen on which print media is propagated. Each print head cartridge is a monochrome print head cartridge ejecting a fluid different to the remaining print head cartridges. One or more of the plurality of print head cartridges includes a plurality of ventilation slits defined in the vicinity of the print head tiles, having applied thereto a suction force for sucking ink aerosol particles away from the print head tiles.