Fluid cartridge having feature to clear bracket riser surfaces

US8388123B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Mark A. Smith · Corvallis, US
• David Welter · Corvallis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 30, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B41J2/17553
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluid cartridge for a fluid-jet precision-dispensing device includes a supply of fluid, a fluid interconnect element, and a feature. The fluid interconnect element establishes a fluid interconnection with a corresponding fluid interconnect element of a bracket upon mating of the fluid cartridge with the bracket. The fluid interconnection permits the fluid from the fluid cartridge to be supplied to the bracket. The feature is adapted to physically clear riser surfaces of the bracket upon mating of the fluid cartridge with the bracket so that the fluid cartridge properly mates with the bracket. The riser surfaces of the bracket at least substantially reduce a likelihood of damage to the corresponding fluid interconnect element by the fluid cartridge during mating of the fluid cartridge with the bracket.