公开(公告)号：US07207668B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-24

申请号：US10806008

申请日：2004-03-22

申请人： Brent R. Jones ,  Patrick B. Justice

发明人： Brent R. Jones ,  Patrick B. Justice

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/195 ,  G01D11/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593

摘要： A novel solid ink supply container adapted for use with solid ink printers, at least includes: removable housing adapted to receive solid ink masses, the housing adapted to be coupled to at least one printhead; a heater subsumed by the housing, the heater adapted to liquefy solid ink masses; an outlet port adapted to facilitate fluid ink transfer to at least one printhead; an ink sensor adapted to sense the amount of ink in the supply container; at least one electronic storage device attached to the housing, the electronic storage device adapted to exchange printer operation information with the printer to which the ink supply container is attached; and electrical contacts attached to the housing; the electrical contacts adapted to exchange power and information between the printer, and exchange power and information between the storage device and other components of the housing. The ink supply container is adapted to be recycled by returning a depleted container to a recycling operation and receiving a replenished container for installation in the printer.

摘要翻译： 适用于固体墨水打印机的新颖的固体墨水供应容器至少包括：适于接收固体墨水质量的可拆卸的外壳，该外壳适于联接到至少一个打印头; 由所述壳体包含的加热器，所述加热器适于液化固体墨块; 出口端口，其适于促使流体墨水传送到至少一个打印头; 适于感测供应容器中的墨水量的墨水传感器; 至少一个电子存储装置，其附接到所述壳体，所述电子存储装置适于将打印机操作信息与所述供墨容器所附着的打印机交换; 和电触头附接到壳体; 电触头适于在打印机之间交换电力和信息，并且交换电力和存储装置与壳体的其它部件之间的信息。 墨水供应容器适于通过将耗尽的容器返回到回收操作中并且接收用于安装在打印机中的补充容器来再循环。

公开(公告)号：US06713728B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US10378136

申请日：2003-02-27

申请人： Patrick B. Justice ,  Larry E. Hindman ,  Trevor J. Snyder ,  Michael P. O'Dierno ,  Jeffrey R. Kohne

发明人： Patrick B. Justice ,  Larry E. Hindman ,  Trevor J. Snyder ,  Michael P. O'Dierno ,  Jeffrey R. Kohne

IPC分类号： G03G1520

CPC分类号： B41J2/0057 ,  H05B3/0095

摘要： A drum heater consisting of a plurality of vanes made preferably from mica material and having multiple separate heater wire channels controlled from an electrical cable is provided for heating the interior of a printer drum or fuser. The drum heater has element wires, which can be operated in two different modes, and which are wound around eight mica vanes. The mica vanes are held together on both ends with mica end caps for assembly, electrical isolation and thermal isolation. The mica vanes additionally define protruding tabs for attachment of wire restraining and protecting mica panels.

摘要翻译： 提供由多个叶片组成的鼓加热器，其优选地由云母材料制成并且具有由电缆控制的多个分开的加热器线通道，用于加热打印机鼓或定影器的内部。 滚筒加热器具有可以以两种不同模式操作的元件导线，并且缠绕在八个云母叶片上。 云母叶片在两端用云母端盖固定在一起，用于组装，电隔离和热隔离。 云母叶片另外限定突出的突片，用于附接线束限制和保护云母面板。