Diaphragm pump for ink supply
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsJohn A. Barinaga, Eric L. Gasvoda
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Abstract
An ink supply having a diaphragm pump for providing ink to a printhead. The diaphragm pump includes a barrier layer and a chassis defining a variable volume chamber. The chassis has a flange disposed proximate an opening in the chassis. Also included in the diaphragm pump is a crimp cap. The crimp cap is disposed on the chassis with the barrier layer disposed between the crimp cap and the chassis. The crimp cap engages the flange to compress the barrier layer against the chassis to define, at least partially, the variable volume chamber. The barrier layer limits the diffusion of air through the diaphragm into the chamber. An elastomer layer is disposed between the chassis and the vapor barrier layer, limiting passage of liquid within the chamber through the diaphragm.
Claims12
An ink supply of the type having a diaphragm pump for providing ink to a printhead, the diaphragm pump comprising:
- a diaphragm barrier layer;
- a chassis at least partially defining a variable volume chamber, the chassis having a flange disposed proximate an opening in the chassis;
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- a fastening device, the fastening device disposed on the chassis with the diaphragm barrier layer disposed between the fastening device and the chassis, the fastening device engaging the flange to compress the diaphragm barrier layer against the chassis forming a compression seal between the diaphragm barrier layer and the chassis.
An ink supply of the type having a diaphragm pump for providing ink to a printhead, the diaphragm pump having a chassis and a diaphragm, the diaphragm comprising:
- a vapor barrier layer for limiting transfer of air through the diaphragm into the diaphragm pump;
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- an elastomer layer disposed between the chassis and the vapor barrier layer, the elastomer layer limiting the transfer of fluid though the diaphragm.
A method for forming an ink container diaphragm pump, the method comprising:
- positioning a diaphragm and crimp cap on a chassis having a variable volume chamber, the chassis having a flange disposed proximate a chassis opening;
- crimping the crimp cap to engage the flange to compress the diaphragm, holding the diaphragm securely to the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.