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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRonald W. Hall, John Barinaga, Bruce Cowger
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A reservoir for an ink supply for an ink-jet printer is provided with a refill port through which it can be refilled. The reservoir may be coupled to a variable volume chamber via a check valve which allows the flow of ink from the reservoir to the chamber and limits the flow of ink from the chamber to the reservoir. The chamber is coupled to a fluid outlet which is normally closed to prevent the flow of ink. However, when the ink supply is installed in a printer, the fluid outlet establishes a fluid connection between the chamber and the printer. The chamber is part of a pump provided with the ink supply that can be actuated to supply ink from the reservoir to the printer. Alternatively, the reservoir may be coupled directly to the fluid outlet and an alternative method of transferring the ink to the printer provided.
A replaceable ink supply for removable insertion into a docked position within a docking bay of an ink-jet printer, the docking bay having a pump actuator and a fluid inlet coupled to a trailing tube for supplying ink to a movable print head, the replaceable ink supply comprising:
A method for refilling a replaceable ink supply configured for insertion into a docking bay of an ink-jet printer, the docking bay having a pump actuator and a fluid inlet coupled to a trailing tube for supplying ink to a moveable print head, the replaceable ink supply including a pump portion actuable by an actuator if the replaceable ink supply in a docked position in the docking bay, the method for refilling comprising:
A replaceable pump module for use with an ink jet printer having a docking bay including a pump actuator and a fluid inlet fluidically coupled to a moveable print head, the pump module comprising:
A replaceable ink container for use with a pump module for providing ink to an ink jet printing system, the ink jet printing system having a docking bay that includes a fluid inlet and an actuator, the replaceable pump module configured to interface with the fluid inlet and the actuator to provide ink to the docking bay, the replaceable pump module including a fluid inlet configured for connection to a supply of ink, the replaceable ink container comprising:
A method of providing ink to a printing system, the printing system including a first fluid inlet for receiving pressurized ink, the method comprising:
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