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Printhead with pump driven ink circulation

US6017117A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1995
Grant dateJan 25, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17596
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printhead for an inkjet printer employs an integral pump disposed in an ink feed channel, input well, or output well to circulate ink to the ink expulsion chambers in the printhead.

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