Continuous ink jet catcher device having improved flow control construction.

摘要

An improved catcher device (27) for a continuous ink jet printer of the kind having a linear orifice array for producing a linear curtain of parallel drop streams. The catcher device (27) includes: (i) an elongated impact surface (31) constructed and located to be adjacent a region of the droplet curtain; (ii) a drop discharge channel (29) located downstream from the drop impact surface (31); and (iii) a screen element (40) across the mouth (32) of the drop discharge channel (29). <IMAGE>