Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Ejector mechanism
Patent
1994-04-28
1997-01-07
Barlow, Jr., John E.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Ejector mechanism
347 92, B41J 2165
Patent
active
055922015
ABSTRACT:
A manually actuated, spring biased, unidirectional piston pump assembly is provided for purging ink from the lines and/or nozzles of an inkjet printing mechanism. The pump's piston plunger may be stroked several times by an operator's finger to generate a pressure profile that effectively primes an ink cartridge after periods of primer inactivity. A series of baffles, comprising fingers located in an entrapment chamber of the pump, separates the ink from air being purged from the lines. The collected ink droplets fall onto an absorbent diaper material, which captures the purged ink. The pump may also be constructed as a stand-alone priming apparatus for priming a pen cartridge before installation in an inkjet printing mechanism. Preferably the pump components are constructed for snap interfits which facilitate ease of assembly and decrease costs associated with manufacturing. When the pump components are molded from plastics, the overall pump is lighter in weight and well suited for either desktop or portable inkjet printing mechanisms. A method is also provided of priming an inkjet cartridge pen used in an inkjet printing mechanism.
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Research Disclosure, Sep. 1990, 31760-31762, pp. 748-749.
Barlow Jr. John E.
Hewlett--Packard Company
Martin Flory L.
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