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Ink jet printing cartridge with circuit element protection system

US5422667A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1992
Grant dateJun 6, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17526
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an ink jet cartridge the platform structure is formed in part by an extension of the bottom of the housing and a forward platform surface intersecting the extension and extending generally perpendicularly thereto. A discharge plate is formed on the platform surface. The discharge plate has one or more rows of ink discharge ports in fluid communication with the ink reservoir. A ink propulsion element is arranged on each of the ink discharge ports. A carrier strip is mounted on the housing. The strip has a forward portion mounted over the platform surface, a rearward portion mounted over the bottom of the housing, and a central portion extending over the intersection of the housing top and the platform surface. A plurality of electrodes are formed on the rearward portion of the carrier strip in an electrode pattern. A plurality of electrically conductive paths are formed on the carrier strip. Each conductive path has a forward end in electrical contact with one of the ink propulsion elements and a rearward end in electrical contact with one of the electrodes. A layer of electrically insulating, heat dissipating, corrosion and oxidation resistant sealant material is injected, place…

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