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Fluidic arrangement with a sump for a printer

US7771034B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

Brian Robert Brown · Chatswood, AU
Norman Micheal Berry · Sydney, AU
Garry Raymond Jackson · Sydney, AU
Paul Timothy Sharp · Sydney, AU
John Douglas Peter Morgan · Sydney, AU
Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU
Akira Nakazawa · Yokohama, JP
Michael John Hudson · Sydney, AU
Christopher Hibbard · Sydney, AU
Samuel George Mallinson · Sydney, AU
Paul Justin Reichl · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 2008
Grant date	Aug 10, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2002/14491
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a fluidic arrangement for a printer. The arrangement includes an ink tank for storing ink, and an ink distribution assembly in fluid communication with the ink tank for supplying printhead integrated circuits (ICs) positioned thereon with ink from the ink tank. The arrangement also includes a valve arranged in an ink line between the ink distribution assembly and the ink tank, said valve configured to isolate ink in the ink tank from the printhead ICs whenever the printer is powered down. Further included is a pump located downstream from the ink distribution assembly, and a sump arranged in fluid communication with the pump for receiving excess ink from the ink distribution assembly.

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