Refill containers with pressurized fluid chambers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsGabriel Scott McDaniel, Jeffrey Harold Luke, Sean Daniel FitzGerald
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Abstract
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a refill container is described. The refill container includes a reservoir to house a volume of print compound and a chamber to house a pressurized fluid. A wall separates the reservoir from the chamber. A pressure release device of the refill container creates a fluid path between the chamber and the reservoir such that the pressurized fluid flows into the reservoir to mix with the volume of print compound. A trigger of the refill container activates the pressure release device.
Claims15
A refill container, comprising:
- a reservoir to house a volume of print compound;
- a chamber to house a pressurized fluid;
- a wall to separate the reservoir from the chamber;
- and
- a pressure release device to create a fluid path between the chamber and the reservoir such that the pressurized fluid flows into the reservoir to mix with the volume of print compound;
- and
- a trigger to activate the pressure release device.
A method, comprising:
- authenticating a refill container coupled to a printing system, wherein the refill container includes a chamber and a reservoir to house a volume of print compound;
- following authentication of the refill container, agitating the print compound via introduction of a pressurized fluid from the chamber to the reservoir;
- and
- receiving the print compound in a printing system reservoir.
A refill container, comprising:
- a reservoir to house a volume of print compound used in a printing system;
- a chamber to house a pressurized fluid;
- a wall to separate the reservoir from the chamber;
- and
- a pressure release device to create a fluid path between the chamber and the reservoir such that the pressurized fluid flows into the reservoir to agitate the volume of print compound;
- a cap comprising a trigger to activate the pressure release device;
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- a security device including information to authenticate the refill container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.