CONSTANT FLOW INK DELIVERY SYSTEM

An ink delivery system for an ink jet printer having a print carriage (16) that traverses across a print medium having an ink source (48), a print head (28), and a coupler for coupling the ink source to the print head. The coupler includes a pair of flexible tubes (40, 42) for carrying the ink and a...

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Hauptverfasser: SABONIS, CHARLES J, SIU, HOWARD
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Zusammenfassung:An ink delivery system for an ink jet printer having a print carriage (16) that traverses across a print medium having an ink source (48), a print head (28), and a coupler for coupling the ink source to the print head. The coupler includes a pair of flexible tubes (40, 42) for carrying the ink and a Ycoupler (44), coupled for coupling to the pair of flexible tubes and the ink source, the Y-coupler causing the pair of flexible tubes to initially diverge. A check valve (36) is provided to prevent back siphoning.