Patent ID: 6336710
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B41J,B82Y,G06K,G11C,H04N

Abstract:
A nozzle arrangement for use with a printing mechanism, the nozzle arrangement comprising:nozzle chamber walls that define a nozzle chamber having at least two fluid ejection ports, in the form of a first fluid ejection port and a second fluid ejection port, each fluid ejection port having a rim; a moveable paddle vane located in a plane adjacent the rim of the first fluid ejection port; and an actuator mechanism attached to the moveable paddle vane and adapted to move the paddle vane in a first direction so as to cause the ejection of fluid drops out of the fist ejection port and further to move the paddle vane in a second alternative direction so as to cause the ejection of fluid drops out of the second fluid ejection port.