Heated ink delivery system
US8801157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/195
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A liquid ink transport assembly mitigates the migration of ink dye from one conduit in a plurality of conduits to another conduit in the plurality of conduits. The liquid ink transport assembly includes a plurality of conduits, each conduit in the plurality having a first end and a second end, the conduits in the plurality being arranged in a parallel configuration with at least one conduit being spatially separated from an adjacent conduit by a first distance that is greater than a second distance spatially separating other conduits in the plurality of conduits, and a heater, the plurality of conduits being positioned proximate to a first side of the heater to enable the heater to heat ink being carried between the first and the second ends of the plurality of conduits.
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