Wide format printer with printheads supplied by multiple ink conduits connected by a bypass line
US8439493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wide format printer that has an ink supply, a feed line coupled to the ink supply, a return line coupled to the ink supply, a plurality of printheads collectively spanning a paper path more than 432 mm (17 inches) wide, each of the printheads being fluidically coupled to the first and second conduits and, a bypass line coupling the feed line to the return line.
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