EP 1013450 A3 20010207 - Fluid system for multiple print heads
Title (en)
Fluid system for multiple print heads
Title (de)
Flüssigkeitssystem für Mehrfachdruckköpfe
Title (fr)
Système hydraulique pour plusieurs têtes d'impression
Publication
Application
Priority
US 21166498 A 19981214
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1013450A2] A single fluid system (100) simultaneously and independently controls multiple print heads of a continuous ink jet printer. An ink reservoir supplies ink to the multiple print heads and a common vacuum system withdraws ink from the multiple print heads back to the ink reservoir. The system controls the concentration of ink to the multiple print heads and separately supplies ink to the multiple print heads. Multiple print heads are supported independently by this single fluid controller, allowing each print head to operate independently, as if it were controlled by its own fluid system. Hence, each one of the multiple print heads has the capability of cleaning, shutting down, and printing without any interference from the other, while sharing similar components. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/175 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4067020 A 19780103 - ARWAY GEORGE
- [X] US 4340896 A 19820720 - CRUZ-URIBE ANTONIO S, et al
- [X] EP 0714779 A2 19960605 - CANON KK [JP]
- [A] WO 9744194 A1 19971127 - GEN ELECTRIC CO PLC [GB]
- [A] US 4680696 A 19870714 - EBINUMA RYUICHI [JP], et al
- [A] US 5343226 A 19940830 - NIEDERMEYER JOHN F [US], et al
- [A] US 4658272 A 19870414 - TOGANOH SHIGEO [JP], et al
- [A] US 4413267 A 19831101 - HEIN RICHARD A [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1013450 A2 20000628; EP 1013450 A3 20010207; EP 1013450 B1 20060719; CA 2292407 A1 20000614; DE 69932395 D1 20060831; DE 69932395 T2 20070719; JP 2000218833 A 20000808
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99309506 A 19991129; CA 2292407 A 19991210; DE 69932395 T 19991129; JP 35484799 A 19991214