Overflow chamber for print fluid tanks
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWilliam Scott Osborne, David D. Welter, John James Cantrell
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Abstract
An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a feeder tank to provide print fluid to a nozzle. The feeder tank is disposed below the nozzle to maintain a backpressure. The apparatus also includes a vent port to vent the feeder tank to atmosphere. The apparatus further includes an overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the feeder tank. The overflow chamber is disposed below the nozzle. In addition, the apparatus includes a return channel disposed on the overflow chamber to allow print fluid in the overflow chamber to return to the feeder tank.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a feeder tank to provide print fluid to a nozzle, the feeder tank disposed below the nozzle to maintain a backpressure;
- a vent port to vent the feeder tank to atmosphere;
- an overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the feeder tank, the overflow chamber disposed below the nozzle;
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- a return channel disposed on the overflow chamber to allow print fluid in the overflow chamber to return to the feeder tank.
An apparatus comprising:
- a storage tank disposed above a nozzle, wherein the storage tank is to store a bulk amount of print fluid;
- a feeder tank in fluidic communication with the storage tank to provide print fluid to the nozzle, the feeder tank disposed below the nozzle to maintain a backpressure at the nozzle;
- a first overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the feeder tank, the first overflow chamber disposed below the nozzle;
- a second overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the first overflow chamber, the second overflow chamber disposed below the nozzle;
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- a return path for print fluid in the second overflow chamber to flow from the second overflow chamber to the first overflow chamber and from the first overflow chamber to the feeder tank.
An apparatus comprising:
- a print head assembly to draw print fluid;
- a nozzle disposed on the print head assembly, wherein the nozzle is to dispense the print fluid onto a media;
- a feeder tank in fluidic communication with the print head assembly, the feeder tank to provide print fluid to the nozzle, the feeder tank disposed below the nozzle to maintain a backpressure at the nozzle;
- a first overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the feeder tank to receive print fluid from the feeder tank via a first channel in response to a first overflow condition at the feeder tank;
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- a second overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the first overflow chamber to receive print fluid from the first overflow chamber via a second channel in response to a second overflow condition at the feeder tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.