Printer comprising priming/de-priming system with...

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2008-04-04

2011-12-20

Luu, Matthew (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

C347S085000, C347S089000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08079692

ABSTRACT:
A printer comprising:an inkjet printhead having an ink inlet, an ink outlet and a plurality of nozzles;an ink chamber having an outlet port;an upstream ink line providing fluid communication between the outlet port and the ink inlet;a reversible air pump having a pump outlet communicating with a headspace in the ink chamber, the pump being configured to positively pressurize the headspace during a printhead priming operation or negatively pressurize the headspace during a printhead depriming operation; anda downstream ink line connected to the ink outlet, the downstream ink line being in fluid communication with a pump inlet so as to effect cooperative pulling and pushing of ink through the printhead during the priming and depriming operations.

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