公开(公告)号：CA1156707A

公开(公告)日：1983-11-08

申请号：CA360333

申请日：1980-09-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DRAGO GARY A ,  MIX ARTHUR L JR ,  RITCHIE ROBERT T

IPC: B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/185 ,  B41J3/04 ,  G01D15/18

Abstract: During the startup and/or shutdown cycle of an ink jet printer, a movable probe in the form of a thin hollow tube, is inserted into the flight path of the ink droplets. The tube is normally positioned relative to the droplets flight path. At the shutdown cycle, the charge electrode is removed from the vicinity of the jet streams. The undeflected droplets are caught by the hollow tube. The tube is then moved to a position next to the nozzle plate. The ink jet printer head may then be turned off and all ink is caught in the tube. At startup the sequence is reversed until the tube is back at its normal position. B0978062