Print fluid tank
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWilliam Black, Declan Malone, Susan Henry
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Abstract
An apparatus to supply print fluid (9) to a print fluid delivery system (28) of a printer, the apparatus comprising a tank (4) to store print fluid (9); a print fluid supply conduit (12) coupled to the tank (4) to supply print fluid (9) to the print fluid delivery system (28); and a vent conduit (10) extending from the tank (4); the tank (4) movable from a first position to supply print fluid (9) and in which first position the print fluid supply conduit (12) and vent conduit (10) are open to a second position to permit filling of the tank (4) and in which movement to the second position closes the print fluid supply conduit (12) and vent conduit (10).
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a tank to store a print fluid;
- a print fluid supply conduit coupled to the tank to supply the print fluid to a print fluid delivery system;
- and
- a vent conduit extending from the tank,
- wherein the tank is pivotably movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the tank is to supply the print fluid and the print fluid supply conduit and the vent conduit are open, wherein in the second position a fill aperture of the tank is accessible to permit filling of the tank, and wherein a pivotal movement of the tank from the first position to the second position closes the print fluid supply conduit and the vent conduit.
A printer comprising:
- a housing;
- a print fluid delivery system;
- a tank to store a print fluid,
- a print fluid supply conduit coupled to the tank to supply the print fluid to the print fluid delivery system;
- a vent conduit extending from the tank,
- wherein the tank is pivotally movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the tank is to supply the print fluid and the print fluid supply conduit and the vent conduit are open, wherein in the second position a fill aperture of the tank is accessible to permit filling of the tank, and wherein a pivotal movement of the tank from the first position to the second position closes the print fluid supply conduit and the vent conduit, and
- wherein the tank is disposed within the housing in the first position and outside the housing in the second position.
A method comprising:
- providing a tank storing a print fluid is in a first position in a printer, supplying the print fluid through a print fluid supply conduit to a print fluid delivery system of the printer, wherein a vent conduit extends from the tank;
- and
- pivoting the tank from the first position to a second position, wherein in the first position of the tank the print fluid supply conduit and the vent conduit are open, wherein in the second position of the tank a fill aperture of the tank is accessible to permit filing of the tank, and wherein the pivoting of the tank from the first position to the second position closes the print fluid supply conduit and the vent conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.