Apparatus and method for waste ink disposal in solid ink jet printer
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Mar 25, 2008
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Dec 29, 2005
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Jun 25, 2004
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Jun 25, 2004
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A method for disposing of waste ink from an image producing machine (10) is provided. The machine (10) includes a printhead (32) that ejects ink in its liquid form from a face (32a) of the printhead (32), the ink being phase change ink existing in liquid form above a melting temperature and in solid form below the melting temperature. The method includes: catching waste ink from the printhead (32) in a gutter (34); heating the gutter (34) to a temperature above the melting temperature; and, flowing the waste ink from the gutter (34) into a collection container (38) where it is allowed to solidify.
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