PRINT HEAD, PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A PRINTING MEDIUM TO A SUBSTRATE, IN PARTICULAR A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELL

摘要

The invention relates to a print head for applying a printing medium to a substrate, in particular a semiconductor structure such as a photovoltaic solar cell, having a print head housing and a valve element, wherein the print head housing has at least one feed opening for feeding in printing medium and a plurality of outlet openings for discharging the printing medium, wherein the valve element is mounted rotatably in the print head housing, in order to switch between a first printing operating state, in which the feed opening is connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the outlet openings, and a second shut-off operating state, in which there is no fluid-conducting connection between the feed opening and the outlet openings. The invention is characterized in that the print head has at least one flushing medium connector and the valve element is configured and mounted rotatably in the print head housing in such a way that, in a third flushing operating state, the flushing medium connector is connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the outlet openings and, in the first and second operating state, there is no fluid-conducting connection between the flushing medium connector and the outlet openings.