Patent · US Expired

Printing fluid supply system having an apparatus for maintaining constant static pressure

US5818484A · kind A · utility

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36Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 13, 1995
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/175
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and apparatus for maintaining substantially constant vertical distance between the free surface of a printing fluid in a fluid supply and printing mechanism by supporting a container against the force of gravity with a resilient member.

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