Inking system and method
OwnerNadeepuram Kuppanna Ranganathan, Barry R. Brucker +1inventors
InventorsNadeepuram Kuppanna Ranganathan, Barry R. Brucker, Ramesh B. Subbaraman
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Abstract
An ink jet printer comprises a container configured to hold ink, a first coupling component of a duplex coupler formed to the container, and a reservior configured to receive ink from the container. A complementary second coupling component of the duplex coupler is formed to the reservoir. The first coupling component is configured to mate with the second coupling component so as to mitigate leakage of ink.
Claims20
An ink jet system comprising:
- an ink reservoir connected to an ink jet head;
- means for causing ink flow from said reservoir to said ink jet head;
- and
- means for supplying ink to said reservoir independently of actuation by said reservoir.
The method of operating an ink jet system, including the steps of:
- (a) inserting one component of a two-component coupler in an ink reservoir;
- and
- (b) inserting the other component of said two-component coupler into a replaceable ink bottle.
Replaceable ink jet apparatus for an ink jet system, comprising
- a container for ink-jet ink and having an outlet;
- and
- a cap for sealing the outlet of said container until ink in a reservoir of an ink-jet system is to be replenished;
- said cap comprising a base positionable upon said container and a hollow neck extending from from said base and having an exterior surface containing (1) a circumferential grove for receiving a locking collar when ink in a reservoir of an ink-jet system is to be replenished and (2) a taper beyond said circumferential groove for facilitating the entry of said locking collar into said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.