Inkjet printing apparatus
US10336085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/12
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a tank, a print head including a pressure chamber filled with ink supplied from the tank and an ejection opening which is communicated with the pressure chamber and which ejects ink filled in the pressure chamber a supply flow path for supplying ink from the tank to the print head, a collection flow path for collecting ink from the print head to the tank, a circulation unit configured to circulate ink so as to flow through the supply flow path, an inside of the pressure chamber, and the collection flow path, and a buffer chamber disposed inside the print head or in the collection flow path and which is volume variable. The tank is disposed higher than the print head in a vertical direction, and a one-way valve is provided between the buffer chamber and the tank in the collection flow path.
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