Pressure-regulating valve with non-linear flow regulator
AssigneeMemjet Technology Limited
InventorsZhenya YOURLO, Reza BEHI, Peter CRICHTON, Norman Michael BERRY
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Abstract
A pressure regulating valve for an inkjet printhead. The valve includes: a fluid flow path defined between a valve inlet and a valve outlet; an orifice positioned in the flow path; a movable valve member configured for regulating a fluid flow rate through the orifice; a regulator chamber having the valve outlet and including a diaphragm operatively connected to the valve member, such that movement of the diaphragm moves the valve member relative to the orifice; and a biasing mechanism for resiliently biasing the diaphragm away from the orifice. An outer surface of the valve member is non-linearly flared away from the diaphragm.
Claims13
A pressure regulating valve for an inkjet printhead, said valve comprising:
- a valve inlet;
- a valve outlet;
- a fluid flow path defined between the valve inlet and the valve outlet;
- an orifice positioned in the flow path;
- a movable valve member configured for regulating a fluid flow rate through the orifice;
- a regulator chamber having the valve outlet and comprising a diaphragm operatively connected to the valve member, such that movement of the diaphragm moves the valve member relative to the orifice;
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- a biasing mechanism for resiliently biasing the diaphragm away from the orifice,
- wherein an outer surface of the valve member is non-linearly flared away from the diaphragm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.