Inkjet printer having bypass line
AssigneeMemjet Technology Limited
InventorsJeff Borra, Ryan Root, Jon Lucas, Bob Mallory, Robert Rosati, Raul Perez
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Abstract
An inkjet printer includes: an ink container having an outlet port and a return port; a printhead having a first ink port and a second ink port; a first ink line interconnecting the outlet port and the first ink port; a second ink line interconnecting the return port and the second ink port; a bypass line interconnecting the first and second ink lines; a valve system for controlling fluid flow through the first ink line and the bypass line; and a controller for controlling the valve system. During printing, the controller is configured to open the first ink line and the bypass line.
Claims12
1-5. (canceled)
An inkjet printer comprising:
- an ink container having an outlet port and a return port;
- a printhead having a first ink port and a second ink port;
- a first ink line interconnecting the outlet port and the first ink port;
- a second ink line interconnecting the return port and the second ink port;
- a bypass line interconnecting the first and second ink lines;
- a valve system for controlling fluid flow through the first ink line and the bypass line;
- and
- a controller for controlling the valve system,
- wherein, during printing, the controller is configured to open the first ink line and the bypass line.
A method of printing from an inkjet printer having:
- an ink container having an outlet port and a return port;
- a printhead having a first ink port and a second ink port;
- a first ink line interconnecting the outlet port and the first ink port;
- a second ink line interconnecting the return port and the second ink port;
- and
- a bypass line interconnecting the first and second ink lines,
- the method comprising the steps of:
- closing the second ink line between the bypass line and the return port;
- opening the first ink line and the bypass line;
- and
- printing from the printhead using ink supplied from the first ink line and the bypass line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.