Apparatus For Controlled Freezing Of Melted Solid Ink In A Solid Ink Printer
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorsJohn S. Paschkewitz, Eric J. Shrader
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Abstract
An apparatus controls dissipation of heat from melted ink within a component storing melted ink within a solid ink imaging device. The apparatus includes a housing, a passage within the housing that is configured to store melted ink, and a temperature control connector mechanically coupled to the housing and passage, the temperature control connector being configured to mitigate void formation in melted ink as the melted ink cools in the passage.
Claims20
A component for holding melted ink in a solid ink printing system comprising:
- a housing;
- a passage within the housing that is configured to store melted ink;
- and
- a temperature control connector mechanically coupled to the housing and passage, the temperature control connector being configured to mitigate void formation in melted ink as the melted ink cools in the passage.
A print head for ejecting melted ink onto an image receiving substrate comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir within the housing that is configured to store melted ink for ejection from the print head;
- and
- a thermal conductor that is thermally coupled to the melted ink within the reservoir to control solidification of the melted ink within the reservoir in response.
A print head for ejecting melted ink onto an image receiving substrate comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir within the housing that is configured to store melted ink for ejection from the print head;
- and
- a thermal conductor mechanically connected to a heat source to enable heat to flow to the melted ink within the passage as the melted ink cools within the passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.