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US 9,849,683 B2Granted
Ink port adapter for inkjet head
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroshi Nishimura
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Abstract
Ink port adapters for inkjet heads. In one embodiment, the ink port adapter includes two hose fittings for connecting to hoses, and four openings that align with four ink ports of an inkjet head. The adapter includes one ink path that connects one of the hose fittings to two of the openings, and another ink path that connects the other hose fitting to the other two openings.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an ink port adapter of an inkjet head, the ink port adapter comprising:
- a body having a first surface and a second surface;
- a supply hose fitting that extends from the first surface of the body;
- a return hose fitting that extends from the first surface of the body;
- two supply openings on the second surface of the body;
- two return openings on the second surface of the body;
- a first ink path through the body that connects the supply hose fitting to the supply openings;
- a second ink path through the body that connects the return hose fitting to the return openings;
- and
- a bypass path that connects between the first ink path and the second ink path.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an inkjet head having flow-through ink channels, wherein each end of the inkjet head includes two inlet ink ports and two outlet ink ports;
- and
- a first ink port adapter and a second ink port adapter;
- wherein each of the first ink port adapter and the second ink port adapter comprises:
- a body having a first surface and a second surface;
- a supply hose fitting that extends from the first surface of the body;
- a return hose fitting that extends from the first surface of the body;
- two supply openings on the second surface of the body that align with the two inlet ink ports on one end of the inkjet head;
- two return openings on the second surface of the body that align with the two outlet ink ports on the one end of the inkjet head;
- a first ink path through the body that connects the supply hose fitting to the supply openings;
- a second ink path through the body that connects the return hose fitting to the return openings;
- and
- a bypass path that connects between the first ink path and the second ink path;
- wherein the first ink port adapter is attached to a first end of the inkjet head;
- wherein the second ink port adapter is attached to a second end of the inkjet head.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an inkjet head having flow-through ink channels, wherein each end of the inkjet head includes two inlet ink ports and two outlet ink ports;
- and
- a first ink port adapter and a second ink port adapter;
- wherein each of the first ink port adapter and the second ink port adapter comprises:
- a body having a first surface and a second surface;
- a supply hose fitting that extends from the first surface of the body;
- a return hose fitting that extends from the first surface of the body;
- two supply openings on the second surface of the body that align with the two inlet ink ports on one end of the inkjet head;
- two return openings on the second surface of the body that align with the two outlet ink ports on the one end of the inkjet head;
- a first ink path through the body that connects the supply hose fitting to the supply openings;
- and
- a second ink path through the body that connects the return hose fitting to the return openings;
- wherein the first ink port adapter is attached to a first end of the inkjet head;
- wherein the second ink port adapter is attached to a second end of the inkjet head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.