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(11) | EP 0 956 960 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Multi-chamber fluid supply |
(57) In accordance with the invention, an ink-jet printing system and fluid supply configuration
are disclosed that utilize the advantages of reactive fluids while allowing for maximum
flexibility in the design and architecture of the ink-jet printing system. The ink-jet
printing apparatus comprises a printhead portion having at least one integral printhead
portion, the printhead portion having at least two ejector portions; and at least
one reservoir portion associated with the printhead portion, the reservoir portion
having at least two reservoir chambers, each reservoir chamber for providing fluid
to one of the at least two ejector portions, one of the chambers including a reactant
fluid and the other chamber including at least one ink nonreactive with the reactant
fluid. |