Jet printer with enhanced print drop delivery
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1. A jet printer, comprising:
- a first jet printing nozzle;
a first deflection element located proximate a first portion of an output trajectory of the first jet printing nozzle and being positioned to deflect printing fluid drops exiting the first jet printing nozzle in a first direction; and
a second deflection element located proximate a second portion of the output trajectory of the first jet printing nozzle that is further downstream from the first jet printing nozzle than the first portion, wherein the second deflection element is positioned to again deflect the printing fluid drops in a second direction different from the first direction, and wherein the first and second directions have at least their primary components in a same plane.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a jet printing method, which includes firing printing fluid drops and deflecting them. The drops are then deflected again in a second direction, which can allow them to be deposited in a collimated swath. Also disclosed is dynamically adjusting the deflection to achieve a dynamic swath density and/or a dynamic swath width.
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1. A jet printer, comprising:
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a first jet printing nozzle; a first deflection element located proximate a first portion of an output trajectory of the first jet printing nozzle and being positioned to deflect printing fluid drops exiting the first jet printing nozzle in a first direction; and a second deflection element located proximate a second portion of the output trajectory of the first jet printing nozzle that is further downstream from the first jet printing nozzle than the first portion, wherein the second deflection element is positioned to again deflect the printing fluid drops in a second direction different from the first direction, and wherein the first and second directions have at least their primary components in a same plane. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A jet printing method, comprising:
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firing printing fluid drops; deflecting the printing fluid drops fired in the step of firing in a first step of deflecting; and deflecting the printing fluid drops in a second step of deflecting after the first step of deflecting and in a direction different from a direction in which they were deflected by the first step of deflecting, wherein the first and second steps of deflecting have at least their primary deflection components in a same plane. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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