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Printer with ink flow shutoff valve

US7637602B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

13Claims

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Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Akira Nakazawa · Yokohama, JP
Jonathan Mark Bulman · Sydney, AU
Vesa Karppinen · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 2006
Grant date	Dec 29, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J29/08
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inkjet printer with a printhead integrated circuit (IC) (28), an ink supply reservoir (6) for storing ink, an ink supply line (3) defining a flow path from the ink supply reservoir to the printhead IC, and a valve (22) in the ink supply line proximate the printhead IC selectively closing the flow path to the printhead IC.

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