Zone venting in a fluid cartridge
US8469499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49401
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a cartridge includes: a housing having a chamber therein for holding a fluid; a vent at a first part of the chamber; a porous fluid holding material in the chamber; an outlet from the chamber; and a hole extending through the fluid holding material from the first part of the chamber to a second part of the chamber at a location away from the outlet such that the second part of the chamber is vented through the hole but the outlet is not vented through the hole.
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