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Ink control for ink jet printer

US4418353A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1982
Grant dateNov 29, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/055
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A short tapered elastomer tube carries ink from a reservoir to an ink jet print head. The tube has a substantially constant inside diameter throughout the length thereof and a decreasing outside diameter along a portion of the length to provide a thin wall section for absorbing return pressure waves generated from the nozzle of the print head.

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