EP0970350A4 - Impulse fluid jet apparatus with depriming protection - Google Patents

Impulse fluid jet apparatus with depriming protection

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Publication number
EP0970350A4
EP0970350A4 EP98911836A EP98911836A EP0970350A4 EP 0970350 A4 EP0970350 A4 EP 0970350A4 EP 98911836 A EP98911836 A EP 98911836A EP 98911836 A EP98911836 A EP 98911836A EP 0970350 A4 EP0970350 A4 EP 0970350A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
depriming
protection
fluid jet
jet apparatus
impulse fluid
Prior art date
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Application number
EP98911836A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0970350A1 (en
EP0970350B1 (en
Inventor
Ronald L Green
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Illinois Tool Works Inc
Original Assignee
Trident International Inc
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Publication of EP0970350A4 publication Critical patent/EP0970350A4/en
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Publication of EP0970350B1 publication Critical patent/EP0970350B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge
    • B41J2/17509—Whilst mounted in the printer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/055—Devices for absorbing or preventing back-pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
EP98911836A 1997-03-25 1998-03-20 Impulse fluid jet apparatus with depriming protection Expired - Lifetime EP0970350B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US82875897A 1997-03-25 1997-03-25
US828758 1997-03-25
PCT/US1998/005420 WO1998043050A1 (en) 1997-03-25 1998-03-20 Impulse fluid jet apparatus with depriming protection

Publications (3)

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EP0970350A1 EP0970350A1 (en) 2000-01-12
EP0970350A4 true EP0970350A4 (en) 2001-03-07
EP0970350B1 EP0970350B1 (en) 2005-06-08

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EP98911836A Expired - Lifetime EP0970350B1 (en) 1997-03-25 1998-03-20 Impulse fluid jet apparatus with depriming protection

Country Status (9)

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EP (1) EP0970350B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001519039A (en)
AU (1) AU741027B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2283666C (en)
DE (1) DE69830481T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2242998T3 (en)
IL (1) IL131910A0 (en)
NO (1) NO994644D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1998043050A1 (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6209997B1 (en) * 1997-03-25 2001-04-03 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Impulse fluid jet apparatus with depriming protection
US6394589B1 (en) * 1999-12-01 2002-05-28 Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. Ink jet printhead with reduced crosstalk
US20080129810A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-06-05 Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Compliant chamber with check valve and internal energy absorbing element for inkjet printhead
CN107548360B (en) * 2015-07-14 2020-02-14 惠普发展公司，有限责任合伙企业 Check valve for a sprayable material firing chamber

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JPS57156262A (en) * 1981-03-19 1982-09-27 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd Ink jet type recording device
DE3209947C1 (en) * 1982-03-18 1983-12-15 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Device for deaeration and for the damping of pressure fluctuations in an ink-writer head
US4528578A (en) * 1982-12-03 1985-07-09 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Ink-jet printer damping
US4575738A (en) * 1984-07-20 1986-03-11 Tektronix, Inc. Ink jet printing apparatus having an ink pressure transient suppressor system
JPH01257058A (en) * 1988-04-07 1989-10-13 Seiko Epson Corp Ink jet head

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US4347524A (en) * 1980-08-07 1982-08-31 Hewlett-Packard Company Apparatus for absorbing shocks to the ink supply of an ink jet printer
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2311383B1 (en) * 1973-03-08 1974-09-05 Olympia Werke Ag Arrangement for reducing pressure increases and decreases in the writing fluid of an inkjet writing mechanism
JPS57156262A (en) * 1981-03-19 1982-09-27 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd Ink jet type recording device
DE3209947C1 (en) * 1982-03-18 1983-12-15 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Device for deaeration and for the damping of pressure fluctuations in an ink-writer head
US4528578A (en) * 1982-12-03 1985-07-09 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Ink-jet printer damping
US4575738A (en) * 1984-07-20 1986-03-11 Tektronix, Inc. Ink jet printing apparatus having an ink pressure transient suppressor system
JPH01257058A (en) * 1988-04-07 1989-10-13 Seiko Epson Corp Ink jet head

Non-Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 263 (M - 181) 22 December 1982 (1982-12-22) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 010 (M - 917) 10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) *
See also references of WO9843050A1 *

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JP2001519039A (en) 2001-10-16
ES2242998T3 (en) 2005-11-16
AU741027B2 (en) 2001-11-22
CA2283666A1 (en) 1998-10-01
EP0970350A1 (en) 2000-01-12
AU6570098A (en) 1998-10-20
WO1998043050A1 (en) 1998-10-01
DE69830481T2 (en) 2005-11-03
NO994644L (en) 1999-09-24
EP0970350B1 (en) 2005-06-08
NO994644D0 (en) 1999-09-24
CA2283666C (en) 2006-08-15
IL131910A0 (en) 2001-03-19
DE69830481D1 (en) 2005-07-14

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