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US 7,465,045 B2Granted
Printer with ink cartridge for engaging printhead cartridge and printer body
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Norman Michael Berry, Akira Nakazawa, Paul Ian Mackey, Garry Raymond Jackson
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Abstract
An inkjet printer that has a printer body, a printhead cartridge for installation in the printer body, and an ink cartridge for supplying the printhead cartridge with ink. The ink cartridge has formations to engage both the printer body and the printhead cartridge.
Claims18
An inkjet printer comprising:
- a printer body;
- a printhead cartridge for installation in the printer body;
- an ink cartridge for supplying the printhead cartridge with ink;
- wherein,
- the ink cartridge has an ink outlet valve and an air inlet, the ink outlet valve engaging an ink inlet valve on the printhead cartridge, and the air inlet engaging a complementary spigot on the printer body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.