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US 2004/0169706 A1Published application
Ink container
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsSteven R. Slotto, Garry A. Jones
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Abstract
An ink container that includes a first ink chamber for containing ink, a second ink chamber fluidically connected to the first ink chamber for receiving ink from the first ink chamber, a one-way valve for permitting a flow of ink from the first ink chamber to the second ink chamber, an ink supply conduit connected to the second ink chamber, and a mechanism for selectively pressurizing the second ink chamber.
Claims27
An ink container comprising:
- a first ink chamber for containing ink;
- a second ink chamber fluidically connected to the first ink chamber for receiving ink from the first ink chamber;
- a one-way valve for permitting a flow of ink from the first ink chamber to the second ink chamber;
- an output conduit for conveying ink from the second ink chamber;
- and
- a mechanism for selectively pressurizing the second ink chamber to cause ink to flow into the output conduit.
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An ink container comprising:
- a main ink chamber for containing ink;
- a plurality of ink refill chambers respectively fluidically connected to the main ink chamber for receiving ink from the main ink chamber;
- a plurality of one-way valves for respectively permitting a flow of ink from the main ink chamber to the plurality of ink refill chambers;
- a plurality of output conduits for respectively conveying ink from the plurality of ink refill chambers;
- and
- a mechanism for respectively selectively pressurizing the plurality of ink refill chambers to cause ink to selectively flow into the plurality of output conduits.
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An ink jet apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of printheads;
- a main ink chamber for containing ink;
- a plurality of ink refill chambers respectively fluidically connected to the main ink chamber for receiving ink from the main ink chamber;
- a plurality of one-way valves for respectively permitting a flow of ink from the main ink chamber to the plurality of ink refill chambers;
- a plurality of conduits respectively connected between the plurality of ink refill chambers and the plurality of printheads;
- and
- a mechanism for respectively selectively pressurizing the plurality of ink refill chambers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.