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US 11,305,545 B2Granted
Rendering fluid delivery
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorJaime Abel Blanco Gabella
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Abstract
A rendering apparatus and a carriage for a rendering apparatus are provided, the carriage comprising a repository for a rendering fluid and an integrated mechanical pressure supply to pressurise the repository.
Claims19
A rendering apparatus comprising
- a carriage;
- a repository for a rendering fluid mounted on the carriage;
- an integrated mechanical pressure supply to pressurise the repository, the integrated mechanical pressure supply also mounted on the carriage to generate pressure to pressurize the repository on the carriage;
- and
- a gear-rack arranged along a path of the carriage, a gear engaged with the gear-rack being connected to the integrated mechanical pressure supply to supply energy to the integrated mechanical pressure from movement of the carriage.
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A rendering apparatus comprising:
- a carriage,
- a repository for a rendering fluid coupled to the carriage;
- a mechanical pressure supply coupled to the carriage, the mechanical pressure supply to pressurise the repository;
- a carriage path guide;
- a drive mechanism to cause simultaneous movement of the carriage, the repository, and the mechanical pressure supply along the carriage path guide;
- and
- a gear-rack arranged along the carriage path guide, a gear engaged with the gear-rack being connected to the mechanical pressure supply to supply energy to the mechanical pressure from movement of the carriage.
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A rendering apparatus comprising
- a carriage;
- a repository for a rendering fluid mounted on the carriage;
- and
- an integrated mechanical pressure supply to pressurise the repository, the integrated mechanical pressure supply also mounted on the carriage to generate pressure to pressurize the repository on the carriage;
- wherein the mechanical pressure supply comprises a pump;
- and
- wherein the mechanical pressure supply comprises a driveshaft and a gear connected to the pump;
- the apparatus further comprising a gear-rack arranged along a path of the carriage, the gear engaged with the gear-rack to supply energy to the pump from movement of the carriage relative to the gear-rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.