Fluid interconnect member, fluid interconnect system, and methods thereof

A fluid interconnect system usable with an image forming apparatus, the fluid interconnect system comprising:

• a fluid supply;
• a housing member extending in an axial direction, the housing member to supply fluid from the fluid supply to the image forming apparatus in a downstream direction;
• a septum receiving chamber formed within the housing member;
• a septum disposed within the septum receiving chamber in a radial-compressed state, an outer diameter of the septum fit within and in contact with an inner diameter of the septum receiving chamber;
• and
• a septum cap inserted onto an end portion of the housing member, the septum cap in contact with the septum and an outer diameter of a first portion of the septum cap fit within and in contact with the inner diameter of the septum receiving chamber and a flange of a second portion of the septum cap extended over the end portion of the housing member.

A fluid interconnect member usable with an image forming apparatus, the fluid interconnect member comprising:

• a housing member extending in an axial direction, the housing member configured to supply fluid from a fluid supply to the image forming apparatus in a downstream direction;
• a septum receiving chamber formed within the housing member and configured to hold a septum in a radial-compressed state and receive a septum cap in contact with the septum, the septum receiving chamber including a first chamber portion having a first chamber diameter, a second chamber portion having a second chamber diameter less than the first chamber diameter and disposed upstream from the first chamber portion, and a ledge portion disposed between the first chamber portion and the second chamber portion;
• wherein the second chamber portion has a cross-sectional area decreasing in an upstream direction,
• wherein the septum is to be inserted into an end portion of the housing member such that an outer diameter of the septum is in contact with an inner diameter of the first chamber portion of the septum receiving chamber, and
• wherein the septum cap is to be inserted onto the end portion of the housing member such that an outer diameter of a first portion of the septum cap is in contact with the inner diameter of the first chamber portion of the septum receiving chamber and a flange of a second portion of the septum cap extends over the end portion of the housing member.