Method and apparatus for melt cessation to limit ink flow and ink stick deformation
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Apr 30, 2013
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Aug 30, 2012
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May 8, 2012
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Mar 26, 2009
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A system controls application of heat with a melt plate to an ink stick in a solid ink imaging device. The system includes a melt plate, a heater configured to heat the melt plate to a temperature sufficient to melt solid ink, a feed channel configured to direct solid ink sticks towards the melt plate to enable a leading edge of a solid ink stick to be melted by the heated melt plate, and a controller configured to separate the heater and the leading edge of the ink stick by a distance that arrest melting of the ink stick.
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