Apparatus and method of priming ink supply tubes in an ink jet printer
US6042226A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/19
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet printer with a body with a paper path and a carriage operable to reciprocate across the paper path. The printer body has an ink supply receptacle spaced apart from the carriage, with an ink tube extending between the ink supply receptacle and the carriage. A suction apparatus is connected to the tube and generates a negative pressure in the tube relative to ambient pressure, such that ink may be sucked from the ink supply receptacle to remove at least some of the air from the tube.
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