Method of manufacturing a container
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKevin E Swier, Brad Benson, David C. Harvey
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Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure relate to a method of manufacturing a container for a printing material. The method includes providing a first portion of the container comprising an opening circumscribed by an annular wall. The method then includes providing a second portion comprising an annular cavity, followed by joining the two portions by advancing the annular wall into the annular cavity by applying a compressive force in an axial direction of the opening, and temporarily rotating the first portion and the second portion relative to each other to fuse the first and second portions.
Claims15
A method of manufacturing a container for a printing material comprising:
- providing a first portion of the container comprising an opening circumscribed by an annular wall;
- providing a second portion comprising an annular cavity;
- and
- joining the two portions by:
- advancing the annular wall into the annular cavity by applying a compressive force in an axial direction of the opening;
- and
- temporarily rotating the first portion and the second portion relative to each other to fuse the first and second portions.
A portion of a container for a printing material, the portion comprising an annular cavity for receiving an annular wall,
- wherein a bounding member of the annular cavity is operable to fuse with the annular wall when the annular wall is temporarily rotated relative to the portion within the annular cavity under a compressive force in an axial direction of the annular cavity.
A container for storing a printing material comprising:
- a blow-molded chamber for storing the printing material;
- and
- an injection-molded base comprising an opening for conveying the printing material between an interior and exterior of the container,
- wherein the injection-molded base is mounted within an open end of the blow-molded chamber,
- wherein the injection-molded base comprises an annular cavity that receives an annular wall of the blow-molded chamber, and
- wherein the blow-molded chamber is fused to the injection-molded base via a spin weld.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.