DEVICE FOR SETTLING DROPLETS Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B41J2/14 

FIELD: power engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device comprises housing structure that defines the central plane, a number of passages for discharging droplets that pass through the housing structure parallel to the central plane, nozzle for discharging droplets, means for generating sound wave within the passage, and collector that is extended throughout the housing structure parallel to the central plane and perpendicular to the passages. The passages passing through the central plane are shifted perpendicular to the central plane with respect to the adjacent passages. Each nozzle is in communication with the appropriate passage. The collector crosses the passage so that the reflection coefficient of the sound wave of the boundary between each passage and collector is the same for all passages. According to the second version, the device has first group of passages shifted with respect to the central plane in the first direction perpendicular to the central plane, second group of passages shifted with respect to the central plane in the second direction perpendicular to the central plane, and drives. According to the third version, the device has additional means for generation of sound wave and discharging droplet through the nozzle. The collector intersects each passage of the first group whose reflection coefficient differs from that of the second group of passages, first circuit for generating first exciting signal that excite the passages of the first group, and second exciting circuit for generating the second exciting signal that excites the passages of the second group. The first and second group of passages are excited alternatively.

EFFECT: improved design.

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