INK JET PRINTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION

摘要

INK JET PRINTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION In a magnetic ink jet printer a continuous stream of ferrofluid ink drops is projected toward a print medium. A magnetic selector located proximate the stream is operated in synchronism with the flight of the ink drops for deflecting individual unwanted ink drops into a drop catcher. Due to fringing effects produced by the selector when unwanted drops are selected, adjacent print drops are deflected a lesser amount from the initial stream trajectory. Print drops not affected by the fringe magnetic field produced to select unwanted drops are subjected to a compensation deflection depending on their position relative to the unwanted drops so that all print drops follow the same trajectory, after passing the magnetic selector in their travel through a vertical deflector and deposition onto the print medium.