Ink replenishment assemblies for ink jet printers
US5406320A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/1755
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention constitutes in an ink jet printing apparatus, an improved ink replenishment system. An ink supply housing of the improved ink replenishment system includes a pair of opposed side walls having a plurality of attachments spaced in respective opposing vertical columns and detachable detents coupled to one of the attachments. An attachable ink supply conduit is associated an associated ink supply module includes a container of ink having an ink egress constructed to attach to the conduit, and a housing having bottom and side wall members supporting the container. The side walls have a vertical edge with a plurality of removable sections located in spaced relations corresponding to the column spacing of the attachments and sized to correspond to the detents. Only an ink supply module having proper sections removed can be moved into the housing to an extent sufficient for its egress to connect to the supply conduit.
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