Apparatus for priming an ink delivery system in an ink-jet print

Details Apparatus for priming an ink delivery system in an ink-jet print Apparatus for priming an ink delivery system in an ink-jet print

1996-03-07

1998-06-30

Le, N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

137150, B41J 2175

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057741549

ABSTRACT:
An ink delivery system with purging/priming apparatus is provided, the apparatus including a pump mechanism for automatically maintaining a nominally positive air pressure within the conduit during shipping of the ink-jet printer thereby to ensure that no ink is contained within the conduit during shipping, and for automatically priming the conduit at the time of installation of the printer at a customer site to fill the conduit with a column of ink extending between an ink source such as a reservoir and an ink destination such as a pen.

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patent: 4383263 (1983-05-01), Ozawa et alo.
patent: 5367328 (1994-11-01), Erickson
patent: 5446486 (1995-08-01), Reis

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