Rapid ink-charging of a dry ink discharge nozzle
Номер патента: US20120282840A1. Автор: Conor F. Madigan, Eliyahu Vronsky. Владелец: Kateeva Inc. Дата публикации: 08-11-2012.The present teachings relate to methods and apparatus for depositing one or more materials (e.g., one or more films, such as one or more solids) on one or more substrates, which may form part of an OLED or other type(s) of display. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for depositing ink on one or more substrates. The apparatus can include, for example, one or more chambers for receiving ink, and plural orifices configured for ejecting droplets of the ink. The ejected droplets of ink can be received at unique, spaced-apart locations. In some embodiments, a single liquid ink-holding chamber, which includes plural orifices (e.g., three), receives ink in liquid form having a plurality of dissolved or suspended particles, and droplets of the ink are ejected substantially simultaneously to respective, spaced-apart locations on one or more substrates.