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Fluid reservoir, a system for fluid supply comprising said reservoir and use of said reservoir in a system for supply of ink to an ink jet printer

US9132954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2012
Grant dateSep 15, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/175
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fluid reservoir (21), said fluid reservoir (21) comprising at least one first cavity (29) and one second cavity (30) in fluidic communication with each other and adapted to accommodate fluid (7), the fluid reservoir (21) further being connected to a fluid-container system (7, 8, 9, II, 22), a fluid consumer (5) in fluidic communication with at least the second cavity (30), a pressurization system (I, 2) adapted to generate a substantially constant pressure, and a vacuum system (58, 59, 60) adapted to generate a pressure below ambient pressure. The invention further comprises a fluid-supply system.

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