System for priming a pagewidth printhead cartridge
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B41J-002/175
B41J-002/145
출원번호
US-0014715
(2004-12-20)
등록번호
US-7270405
(2007-09-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Silverbrook,Kia
Nakazawa,Akira
Hibbard,Christopher
Mackey,Paul Ian
Berry,Norman Micheal
Jackson,Garry Raymond
출원인 / 주소
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
28
초록▼
An ink priming system for a cartridge unit of the type having a pagewidth printhead assembly in fluid communication with one or more ink storage compartments is provided. The system comprises a priming inlet of the printhead assembly for receiving a supply of ink for priming the cartridge unit, an i
An ink priming system for a cartridge unit of the type having a pagewidth printhead assembly in fluid communication with one or more ink storage compartments is provided. The system comprises a priming inlet of the printhead assembly for receiving a supply of ink for priming the cartridge unit, an ink flow passage providing fluid connection between the printhead assembly and one of the ink storage compartments, and a bypass flow passage providing additional fluid connection between the ink flow passage and the ink storage compartment. The ink supplied to the priming inlet of the printhead assembly flows from the printhead assembly to the ink storage compartment via the ink flow passage and the bypass flow passage to prime both the printhead assembly and the ink storage compartment with ink simultaneously.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An ink priming system for a cartridge unit of the type having a pagewidth printhead assembly in fluid communication with one or more ink storage compartments, the system comprising: a priming inlet provided on said printhead assembly for receiving a supply of ink for priming
What is claimed is: 1. An ink priming system for a cartridge unit of the type having a pagewidth printhead assembly in fluid communication with one or more ink storage compartments, the system comprising: a priming inlet provided on said printhead assembly for receiving a supply of ink for priming the cartridge unit; an ink flow passage providing fluid connection between said printhead assembly and one of the ink storage compartments; and a bypass flow passage providing additional fluid connection between the ink flow passage and the ink storage compartment, the bypass flow passage incorporating a bypass valve which is activated to open or close the bypass flow passage; wherein the ink supplied to the priming inlet of the printhead assembly flows from the printhead assembly to the ink storage compartment via the ink flow passage and the bypass flow passage to prime both the printhead assembly and the ink storage compartment with ink simultaneously, and the bypass valve is provided in the wall of the bypass flow passage in the form of a depressible region of the wall, and the bypass valve is closed by depressing the depressible region so as to block the bypass flow passage. 2. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the ink storage compartment comprises an ink retaining member arranged therein for receiving and storing said ink. 3. The ink priming system according to claim 2, wherein the ink retaining member is a porous body arranged to absorb the ink supplied to the ink storage compartment through capillary action. 4. The ink priming system according to claim 3, wherein the ink retaining member is a foam material. 5. The ink priming system according to claim 2, wherein the ink flow passage and the bypass flow passage deliver the ink to different regions of the ink retainer member to facilitate faster priming of the ink retainer member. 6. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the printhead assembly comprises one or more ink delivery channels arranged along its length and ink supplied to said priming inlet passes into one of the channels. 7. The ink priming system according to claim 6, wherein the printhead assembly has a plurality of groups of nozzles provided thereon, each group of nozzles being in fluid communication with one of the ink delivery channels to receive ink therefrom for priming said nozzles. 8. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein following priming of the ink storage compartment the bypass valve is closed thereby preventing further ink flow through the bypass flow passage. 9. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge unit comprises: a body portion having one or more ink storage compartments; and a pagewidth printhead assembly mountable to said body and configured to receive ink from the one or more compartments and to distribute the ink along the length of the printhead assembly. 10. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge unit comprises: a body portion having one or more ink storage compartments; a pagewidth printhead assembly mountable to said body portion and configured to receive ink from the one or more compartments for printing; and a capper unit mountable to said body portion so as to extend along the length of the printhead assembly, the capper unit housing a capping element which is movable with respect to the capper unit to contact a surface of the printhead assembly. 11. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge unit comprises: a body portion housing one or more ink storage compartments; a pagewidth printhead assembly configured to receive ink from the one or more ink storage compartments and having a plurality of nozzles arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media; and an electrical connector in electrical communication with the nozzles of the printhead assembly and disposed along the length of the printhead assembly for mating with a corresponding connectors of the inkjet printer to control operation of the nozzles. 12. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge unit comprises: a body portion having a plurality of ink storage compartments; and a pagewidth printhead assembly configured to receive ink from ink storage compartments and distribute said ink to a plurality of nozzles arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media; wherein the ink storage compartments comprise an absorption material which stores the ink therein under capillary action for supply to the nozzles of the printhead assembly. 13. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the pagewidth printhead assembly comprises: a body portion for receiving ink from one or more ink sources and distributing the ink along the length of the printhead assembly; a plurality of integrated circuits extending the length of the printhead assembly, each integrated circuit having a plurality of nozzles formed in rows thereon, each of the nozzles being arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media; and an ink distribution member upon which the integrated circuits are fixed and which distributes the ink from the body portion to the nozzles of the integrated circuits; wherein the integrated circuits are aligned in an abutting arrangement across the length of the ink distribution member. 14. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the pagewidth printhead assembly comprises: a body portion for receiving ink from one or more ink sources and distributing the ink along the length of the printhead assembly; one or more integrated circuits extending substantially the length of the printhead assembly, the or each integrated circuit having a plurality of nozzles formed thereon, each of the nozzles being arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media; an ink distribution member upon which the or each integrated circuit are fixed and which distributes the ink from the body portion to the nozzles of the or each integrated circuit; wherein the body portion has one or more connectors formed thereon for securing the printhead assembly to the one or more ink sources to facilitate ink flow therebetween. 15. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the pagewidth printhead assembly comprises: a body portion for receiving ink from one or more ink sources and distributing the ink along the length of the printhead assembly; one or more integrated circuits extending substantially the length of the printhead assembly, the or each integrated circuit having a plurality of nozzles formed thereon, each of the nozzles being arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media; an ink distribution member upon which the or each integrated circuit is fixed and which distributes the ink from the body portion to the nozzles of the or each integrated circuit; wherein an electrical connector in electrical communication with the or each integrated circuit extends along the length of the printhead assembly for mating with a corresponding electrical connector of the inkjet printer. 16. The ink priming system according to claim 1, wherein the pagewidth printhead assembly comprises: a body portion for receiving ink from one or more ink sources and having one or more channels formed therein for distributing the ink substantially along the length of the printhead assembly; one or more integrated circuits extending substantially the length of the printhead assembly, the or each integrated circuit having a plurality of nozzles, each of the nozzles being arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media; and an ink distribution member upon which the or each integrated circuit is fixed and which distributes the ink from the body portion to each of the integrated circuits; wherein the ink distribution member is a unitary element having a plurality of conduits formed therethrough, each of the conduits having an inlet which receives ink from one of the channels of the body portion and an outlet which delivers the ink to a predetermined number of nozzles of the one or more integrated circuits.
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