Abstract:
Droplets of a magnetic liquid are pulled from an outlet or orifice of a nozzle by applying a magnetic force to the magnetic liquid, which is under a relatively low static pressure, within the nozzle whereby the droplets, which are ink, impinge upon a recording surface. Each droplet is pulled from the outlet of the nozzle by applying a magnetic force adjacent the outlet, a magnetic force from the opposite side of the recording surface from the nozzle outlet, or magnetic forces from both sides of the recording surface.
Abstract:
An ink jet recording system emits a stream of ink which is amplitude or frequency modulated to produce discrete droplets. A weir is located adjacent to the trajectory of the droplets, downstream from the jet orifice, and at a critical location near the point of drop formation where it contacts and deflects droplets of larger transverse diameter. Amplitude modulation yields ink drops of basically the same volume which break off before and after the weir, with those which break off earlier being deflected during an initial interval while they have a large transverse diameter. In frequency modulation the actual size of the drops and ultimate diameter are modulated. Such deflected droplets separate from the stream closer to the jet orifice. The deflected droplets are caught in a gutter.