| US 7,584,539 B2 | ||
| Electropolishing of inkjet printer components | ||
| James E. Harrison, New Lebanon, Ohio (US); Francis T. Galbraith, Beavercreek, Ohio (US); Kevin P. Egan, Tipp City, Ohio (US); Bruce A. Bowling, Beavercreek, Ohio (US); and Richard W. Sexton, Bainbridge, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/549,710. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0088681 A1, Apr. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B23P 17/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 29—890.1 [29/25.35; 29/25.42; 29/831; 29/832; 29/835; 205/680; 347/47; 347/67] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A method of manufacturing an inkjet printer component, the inkjet printer component including a fluid passageway, the method
further comprising:
positioning an electrode component in the fluid passageway of the inkjet printer component, the electrode component including
a conductive face and a nonconductive face;
electropolishing a side of the fluid passageway by:
biasing the nonconductive face of the electrode component toward a first side of the fluid passageway such that the conductive
face of the electrode component does not contact any portion of the fluid passageway;
providing an electrolytic fluid to the fluid passageway of the inkjet printer component;
applying a voltage between the electrode component and the inkjet printer component; and
electropolishing a second side of the fluid passageway by: biasing the nonconductive face of the electrode component toward
the first side of the fluid passageway such that the conductive face of the electrode component does not contact any portion
of the fluid passageway;
providing the electrolytic fluid to the fluid passageway of the inkjet printer component; and
providing the voltage between the electrode component and the inkjet printer component.
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