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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Jonathan Morgan, Cambridge, GB;
Stuart Mark Walkington, St. Albans, GB;
Christopher Hall, Chatteris, GB;
Jonathan Morgan, Cambridge, GB;
Stuart Mark Walkington, St. Albans, GB;
Christopher Hall, Chatteris, GB;
Domino Printing Sciences PLC, , GB;
Abstract
Method and Apparatus for Reducing Ink Foaming in a Continuous Inkjet Printer The invention provides a method of and apparatus for reducing foam formation in the returned ink in a continuous inkjet printer. The returned ink is subjected to deceleration and is reduced in pressure, preferably by being directed into a sub-chamber which reverses the direction of flow and provides an elevated edge over which the ink overflows. The de-aeration facility is preferably incorporated in an ink service module.