Recorders – Markers and/or driving means therefor – With ink supply to marker
Patent
1980-09-15
1982-03-02
Griffin, Donald A.
Recorders
Markers and/or driving means therefor
With ink supply to marker
G01D 1518
Patent
active
043181147
ABSTRACT:
An ink jet printer includes a fluid supply system for supplying ink through the print head of the printer. The fluid supply system includes a pump arrangement supplying ink to the print head from a supply tank via a fluid supply line. A plurality of ink return lines are connected between the pump outlet and the pump inlet. Each of the ink return lines includes a flow restriction, with the flow restriction in each line providing a fluid flow impedance which differs from the impedances provided by the other flow restrictions. A valve arrangement connects the pump outlet to selected ones of the ink return lines, to provide means for controlling the flow rate of ink supplied through the ink supply line to the print head. During periods in which the printer is shut down, a substantially reduced ink flow through the print head is continuously maintained at a reduced fluid flow rate and at a reduced fluid pressure.
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Griffin Donald A.
The Mead Corporation
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