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US 12,736,043 B2Granted
Liquid feeding device and inkjet recording apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsRyo Matsuyama, Shuji Osaki
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Abstract
A liquid feeding device includes a diaphragm pump, a suction unit, a discharge unit, and a filter unit. The filter unit includes a filter disposed between the suction unit and the discharge unit, so as to cover a liquid flow cross section. The suction unit and the discharge unit are arranged in a stacking manner so that the filter unit is sandwiched between them, and that an inflow chamber of the suction unit and an outflow chamber of the discharge unit face the diaphragm on one side in a reciprocating direction of the diaphragm.
Claims11
A liquid feeding device comprising:
- a diaphragm pump configured to convey liquid by reciprocating movement of a diaphragm;
- a suction unit including a suction check valve configured to allow the liquid to flow only in a suction direction with respect to the diaphragm, and an inflow chamber into which the liquid flows through the suction check valve;
- a discharge unit including a discharge check valve configured to allow the liquid to flow only in a discharge direction with respect to the diaphragm, and an outflow chamber from which the liquid entering from the inflow chamber flows out toward the discharge check valve, and
- a filter unit including a filter disposed between the suction unit and the discharge unit, so as to cover a flow cross section of the liquid, wherein
- the suction unit and the discharge unit are arranged in a stacking manner so that the filter unit is sandwiched between them, and that the inflow chamber and the outflow chamber face the diaphragm on one side in a reciprocating direction of the diaphragm, and
- the filter unit includes
- the filter,
- an upstream side case and a downstream side case configured to sandwich the filter from an upstream side and a downstream side in a liquid flow direction with respect to the filter, and
- an inner seal member disposed between the upstream side case and the downstream side case, so as to prevent the liquid from leaking from the filter unit to outside.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.