Ink supply for impulse ink jet system, said ink supply including a cap having threaded periphery, and a valve supported by the cap, wherein a projection extends from a surface of the cap into an ink reservoir
US6234617A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/17576
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink supply apparatus includes a container for storing ink jet ink having an opening for releasing ink from the container, a valve member mounted in the opening in the container, and a mechanism coupled to the valve member for biasing the valve member so as to prevent the flow of ink from the container when the ink supply is not mounted on a supply base
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