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US 10,864,740 B2Granted
Fluid interconnection for bulk ink supply
AssigneeFunai Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorSteven R. Komplin
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Abstract
A fluid interconnect system including a mating component having an inlet port and a liquid outlet, the inlet port configured to support an interconnector and the liquid outlet configured to engage with a print cartridge so that liquid flows from a liquid source, through the interconnector and the inlet port, and out of the liquid outlet into the print cartridge.
Claims9
A printhead, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- a bladder comprising a frame member and a first connecting tube, the bladder disposed within the cartridge body;
- a lid disposed over the cartridge body;
- and
- a fluid interconnect assembly, comprising:
- a mating component forming an interface between the cartridge body and an external ink supply;
- and
- a fluid interconnector releasably supported by the mating component, the fluid interconnector comprising a second tube that transfers a fluid into the bladder from the external ink supply;
- and
- a printhead chip disposed on the cartridge body and in fluid communication with the bladder that receives the fluid from the bladder,
- wherein the second tube connects directly over the first connecting tube within the cartridge body through an inner channel in the mating component on one end and to the external ink supply on another end.
8 more elements
A fluid interconnect assembly, comprising:
- an interconnector coupled to an external ink supply, the interconnector comprising a tube that transfers a fluid into a bladder of a print cartridge from the external ink supply;
- and
- a mating component separably fixed to the print cartridge that releasably supports the interconnector,
- wherein, within the print cartridge, the tube connects directly over a connecting tube extending from the bladder through an inner channel in the mating component on one end and to the external ink supply on another end.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.