Title:
【発明の名称】インク供給システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2625127
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An ink delivery system (10) comprising an ink bag or reservoir (14), a bladder (16) and a print head (24) is provided. A valve (38) provides selected fluid communication to permit total closure (no ink flow), fluid communication from the ink bag to the bladder (refill mode) and fluid communication from the bladder to the print head (print mode). The ink bag comprises a material impervious to air and water and bladder comprises a resilient material capable of several refills. Both are mounted on one side of a platform support (12). The valve is mounted in a plenum chamber (22) on the opposite side of the platform support and is provided with a rotatable means (50) to permit rotation of the valve to its various modes. The print head is mounted on the plenum chamber.
Inventors:
George Tay Caplinsky
Application Number:
JP24963287A
Publication Date:
July 02, 1997
Filing Date:
October 02, 1987
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
International Classes:
B41J2/175; (IPC1-7): B41J2/175
Domestic Patent References:
JP60129262A | ||||
JP60179258A | ||||
JP53144336A | ||||
JP62236747A | ||||
JP59146134U | ||||
JP5953932U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideo Ueno