Patent ID: 8382258

Claim:
A printhead comprising: a jetting module operable to form liquid drops travelling along a first path; a deflection mechanism operable to cause selected liquid drops formed by the jetting module to deviate from the first path and begin travelling along a second path; a liquid collection device; and a liquid source that provides a moving liquid curtain, the liquid curtain including a drop contact face, the liquid curtain being positioned relative to the first path such that the liquid drops travelling along one of the first path and the second path contact the drop contact face of the liquid curtain in a drop interception region of the liquid curtain, the liquid collection device being positioned to collect the liquid curtain downstream from the drop interception region, wherein the liquid curtain is not supported by structure on a side of the liquid curtain that is opposite the drop contact face of the liquid curtain, wherein the liquid curtain is positioned substantially parallel to the first path.