Patent ID: 6106107
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A jet module for discharging a high viscosity printing fluid onto a substrate, comprising:a. a housing including a printing fluid reservoir for said high viscosity printing fluid, said reservoir having a longitudinal axis in a first direction and including a plurality of openings oriented in a second direction;b. a plurality of directional channels defining a plurality of discharge nozzles, each channel having one end mounted in a corresponding one of said openings for receiving said high viscosity printing fluid from said reservoir, and an opposite end terminating in a discharge nozzle through which a continuous jet of said high viscosity printing fluid is discharged onto said substrate; andc. a holder for each channel for mounting the channel in a respective one of said openings, each holder including: a mounting section for mounting the holder in the housing opening, a holder section for receiving the channel, and an angularly displaceable juncture section permitting the holder section to be angularly displaced with respect to the mounting section.