Inkjet consumable cartridge with integrated nozzle cap
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJoseph Stellbrink, Craig D. Sunada, Eric Ahlvin, Joseph R. Elliot, Pierre Kaiser, Kevin D. O'Hara
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Abstract
An inkjet consumable cartridge having an inkjet cartridge having nozzles. The inkjet consumable cartridge also has an inkjet cartridge holding device for holding the inkjet cartridge, a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge, and a cap actuator that, when actuated, moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles. Furthermore, the consumable cartridge is removable from a printer as a self-contained unit.
Claims49
An inkjet consumable cartridge, comprising:
- an inkjet cartridge having nozzles;
- an inkjet cartridge holding device for holding the inkjet cartridge;
- a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge;
- and
- a cap actuator that, when actuated, moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles;
- wherein
- the consumable cartridge is removable from a printer as a self-contained unit.
A method of making an inkjet consumable cartridge, comprising:
- obtaining an inkjet cartridge having nozzles;
- placing the inkjet cartridge in an inkjet cartridge holding device;
- obtaining a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge;
- attaching the cap to a cap actuator;
- and
- attaching the cap actuator with the cap to the inkjet cartridge holding device such that, when actuated, the cap actuator moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles;
- wherein
- the consumable cartridge, which includes the inkjet cartridge, the inkjet cartridge holding device, the cap, and the cap actuator, is removable from a printer as a self-contained unit.
An inkjet consumable cartridge, comprising:
- an inkjet cartridge having nozzles;
- a print media holding device;
- an inkjet cartridge holding device for holding the inkjet cartridge;
- a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge;
- and
- a cap actuator that, when actuated, moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles;
- wherein
- the consumable cartridge is removable from a printer as a self-contained unit.
The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the inkjet cartridge holding device permits the inkjet cartridge to move while inside the inkjet cartridge holding device.
A method of making an inkjet consumable cartridge, comprising:
- obtaining an inkjet cartridge having nozzles;
- placing the inkjet cartridge in an inkjet cartridge holding device;
- obtaining a cap configured to interface with the inkjet cartridge;
- obtaining a print media holding device;
- attaching the cap to a cap actuator;
- attaching the cap actuator with the cap to the inkjet cartridge holding device such that, when actuated, the cap actuator moves the cap from a position where the cap does not interface with the inkjet cartridge to a position where the cap interfaces with the inkjet cartridge sealingly covering the nozzles;
- and
- attaching the print media holding device to at least one component of the inkjet consumable cartridge, wherein
- the consumable cartridge is a self-contained unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.