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US 2006/0077238 A1Published application
Ink reservoir for an inkjet printing mechanism
OwnerDarrell Mann, Wai Chaninventors
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Abstract
An ink container for supplying ink to an inkjet print head includes a reservoir for storing the ink, and the reservoir has an outlet. The container further includes a plurality of non-porous particles placed inside the reservoir at least at two different spacings from adjacent particles for controlling a capillary pressure inside the reservoir.
Claims14
An ink container for supplying ink to an inkjet print head, comprising:
- a reservoir for storing the ink, including an outlet;
- and
- a plurality of non-porous particles placed inside the reservoir at least at two different spacings from adjacent particles for controlling a capillary pressure inside the reservoir.
An inkjet printer, comprising
- a print head, through which ink drops can be fired onto a print medium during printing operations;
- and
- an ink container for supplying ink to the inkjet print head, wherein the ink container includes
- a reservoir for storing the ink, including an outlet;
- and
- a plurality of non-porous particles placed inside the reservoir at least at two different spacings from adjacent particles for controlling a capillary pressure inside the reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.