Fluid Reservoir with Self-Priming Capabililty
AssigneeFunai Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsAdam D. CARRITHERS, Bruce A. DeBoard, Sam NORASAK
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Abstract
A fluid reservoir for a fluid ejection head structure and a method for priming a fluid ejection head for a fluid dispensing device. The fluid reservoir includes an enclosed fluid cavity therein configured for containing fluid, a fluid outlet in fluid flow communication with the enclosed fluid cavity, and a flow inducing pump attached to the fluid reservoir opposite the fluid outlet.
Claims20
A fluid reservoir for a fluid ejection head structure, the fluid reservoir comprising an enclosed fluid cavity therein configured for containing fluid, a fluid outlet in fluid flow communication with the enclosed fluid cavity, and a flow inducing pump attached to the fluid reservoir opposite the fluid outlet.
A method for priming a fluid ejection head for a fluid dispensing device, comprising:
- providing a fluid dispense structure comprising a fluid ejection head;
- attaching a fluid reservoir to the fluid dispense structure, wherein the fluid reservoir comprises an enclosed fluid cavity therein containing fluid, a fluid outlet in fluid flow communication with the enclosed fluid cavity, and a flow inducing pump attached to the fluid reservoir opposite the fluid outlet;
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- activating the flow inducing pump to cause fluid to flow from the outlet of the fluid reservoir into the fluid ejection head to prime the fluid ejection head with fluid from the fluid reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.