Patent ID: 8833915
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An arrangement suitable for use in an ink jet printer, for separating air, at least partially, from ink, the arrangement comprising: a fluid inlet for receiving ink from which air is to be separated; a plate portion comprising a plurality of plates, including a first plate positioned below the fluid inlet so that ink that has been received by the fluid inlet flows onto an upper surface of the first plate and flows across at least a part of the upper surface; a space below the plate portion for receiving ink that has passed over at least the first plate; and a fluid outlet for ink that has been received in the said space, and in which the plurality of plates are arranged at least partially overlapping each other and one above the next so that ink that has been received by the fluid inlet flows across the top surface of a plurality of plates in turn before being received in the said space, and at least one pair of adjacent plates is are separated by a gap of 2 mm to 5 mm where they overlap.