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Wide format printer with printheads supplied by multiple ink conduits connected by a bypass line

US8439493B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
5References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 2010
Grant dateMay 14, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 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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