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System and method for recycling cleaning liquid in a printer

US8437679B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateOct 30, 2008
Grant dateMay 7, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G21/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for recycling a liquid in a printer comprises a first reservoir configured for collecting possibly polluted liquid to be recycled from the printer, a filtration system configured for purifying the liquid received from the first reservoir, and a second reservoir configured for collecting the liquid from the filtration system, wherein overflow from the second reservoir is directed to the first reservoir.

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