公开(公告)号：US5971531A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US946935

申请日：1997-10-08

申请人： Steven J. Dietl ,  David P. Breemes, Sr.

发明人： Steven J. Dietl ,  David P. Breemes, Sr.

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17556

摘要： An ink jet cartridge for use in an ink jet printer has replaceable ink supply tanks. The cartridge includes a housing with an integrally mounted printhead, at least one ink pipe connector protruding from a floor thereof, and internal passageways which interconnect the ink pipe connectors and printhead. The replaceable ink supply tanks, one for each color and each ink pipe connector, contain an ink saturated foam or needled felt member, an ink outlet port, and a filter element which covers the ink outlet port. When the ink supply tank is installed in the cartridge housing, the ink pipe connector extends through the outlet port of the tank and deforms the filter element into compressive contact with the foam or needled felt member. Whenever an ink depleted ink supply tank is replaced with a new ink supply tank, a fresh filter element is available for the cartridge, thus preventing degradation of the cartridge filters during the useful life of the cartridge.

摘要翻译： 用于喷墨打印机的喷墨墨盒具有可更换的墨水供应罐。 墨盒包括具有整体安装的打印头的壳体，从底板突出的至少一个墨水管连接器和连接墨管连接器和打印头的内部通道。 可替换的供墨罐，每种颜色一个和每个墨水管连接器，包含饱和泡沫或针刺毛毡构件，墨水出口和覆盖墨水出口的过滤器元件。 当墨水供应箱安装在墨盒壳体中时，墨水管连接器延伸穿过墨盒的出口并使过滤元件变形成与泡沫或针刺毡构件压接。 每当墨水耗尽的墨水供应罐被新的墨水供应罐更换时，墨盒可以使用新的过滤元件，从而防止墨盒过滤器在墨盒的使用寿命期间的劣化。

公开(公告)号：US06196671B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-06

申请号：US09467474

申请日：1999-12-20

申请人： David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Raymond P. Mileski

发明人： David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Raymond P. Mileski

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17503 ,  B41J2/17563

摘要： An ink jet cartridge for an ink jet printer has a housing for the installation of at least one replaceable ink supply tank. The cartridge has a printhead attached thereto which is in fluid communication with an ink pipe connector integrally formed on the floor of the housing through a passageway in the floor. The ink pipe connector protrudes from the housing floor and is adapted to enter an outlet port of the ink supply tank when the supply tank is installed in the housing. The ink pipe connector has a mesh filter recessed therein and a cover having holes therein positioned over the entrance of the ink pipe connector and spaced above the filter to form an internal chamber in the ink pipe connector. The holes in the cover are sufficiently small to cause the formation of an ink meniscus in each hole when the chamber is filled with ink and the meniscus in the holes prevent the ingestion of air.

摘要翻译： 用于喷墨打印机的喷墨盒具有用于安装至少一个可替换的供墨盒的壳体。 墨盒具有连接到其上的打印头，其与通过地板中的通道整体形成在壳体的地板上的墨水管连接器流体连通。 墨水管连接器从壳体地板突出，并且当供应罐安装在壳体中时适于进入供墨箱的出口。 墨水管连接器具有凹入其中的网状过滤器和在其中位于墨水管连接器的入口上方的孔并且在过滤器上方间隔开的盖，以在墨水管连接器中形成内部腔室。 盖中的孔足够小，以致在室充满油墨时在每个孔中形成油墨弯液面并且孔中的弯月面阻止空气的摄取。

公开(公告)号：US5500659A

公开(公告)日：1996-03-19

申请号：US152626

申请日：1993-11-15

申请人： Donald P. Curran, Jr. ,  Lonnie J. Pollocks, Jr. ,  David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Leonard M. Carreira ,  Thomas J. Trenchard

发明人： Donald P. Curran, Jr. ,  Lonnie J. Pollocks, Jr. ,  David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Leonard M. Carreira ,  Thomas J. Trenchard

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185

CPC分类号： B41J2/16552

摘要： A cleaning apparatus for removing accumulated waste ink from a service or maintenance station of an ink jet printer includes a housing that defines a fluid storage chamber, and at least one output aperture that is formed in a wall of the housing, and communicates with the storage chamber. The cleaning apparatus further includes a cleaning liquid that is stored in the fluid storage chamber for ejecting through the at least one output aperture. The cleaning liquid advantageously includes ink dissolving compositions for dissolving thickened or dried ink waste and other contaminants that have undesirably accumulated in portions of the service or maintenance station. The method of cleaning the service or maintenance station of an ink jet printer includes (a) temporarily infusing waste ink and contamination-collecting portions of the service or maintenance station with a cleaning liquid that includes ink dissolving compositions, and (b) then purging or flushing out such cleaning liquid from the service or maintenance station.

摘要翻译： 用于从喷墨打印机的服务或维护站去除积聚的废墨的清洁装置包括限定流体储存室的壳体和形成在壳体的壁中的至少一个输出孔，并与储存器 房间。 清洁装置还包括清洁液体，其被存储在流体储存室中，用于通过至少一个输出孔排出。 清洁液体有利地包括用于溶解增稠或干燥的墨水废料和在服务或维护站的部分中不期望地积聚的其它污染物的油墨溶解组合物。 清洁喷墨打印机的服务或维护站的方法包括（a）使用包括油墨溶解组合物的清洁液临时输入服务或维护站的废墨水和污染物收集部分，以及（b）然后清洗或 从维修站维修清洗液。

公开(公告)号：US06951387B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-04

申请号：US10248382

申请日：2003-01-15

申请人： Edward M. Carrese ,  David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Michael Cook ,  Douglas J. Baxendell

发明人： Edward M. Carrese ,  David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Michael Cook ,  Douglas J. Baxendell

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513

摘要： An ink tank comprises a housing that defines a container for ink that is substantially free from a negative pressure producing material. In various embodiments, a non-porous capillary member is disposed in the container. The capillary member may be formed by part of the housing, for example, by a channel formed in a side wall of the housing. Alternatively, the capillary member may be a capillary tube. A wick may be situated at an outlet formed in the housing and may be held there by a retaining member, for example, a rib that extends from the housing. The housing may include a cover that allows the container to vent to atmosphere. The cover may include a vent hole that communicates with the container via a tortuous path. Part of the cover may comprise an air permeable material. The housing may also define a spillover area outside of the container.

摘要翻译： 墨盒包括壳体，该壳体限定用于基本上不含负压产生材料的油墨容器。 在各种实施例中，在容器中设置无孔毛细管构件。 毛细管构件可以由壳体的一部分形成，例如通过形成在壳体的侧壁中的通道形成。 或者，毛细管构件可以是毛细管。 芯可以位于形成在壳体中的出口处，并且可以通过保持构件（例如从壳体延伸的肋）保持在那里。 壳体可以包括允许容器排放到大气中的盖子。 盖可以包括通过弯曲路径与容器连通的通气孔。 盖的一部分可以包括透气材料。 壳体还可以限定容器外部的溢出区域。

公开(公告)号：US06663234B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-16

申请号：US10100251

申请日：2002-03-15

申请人： Bryan J. Roof ,  Dennis M. Lengyel ,  Edward M. Carrese ,  David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Louis F. Lavallee ,  Sara Reynolds ,  Hiep H. Nguyen ,  Eric A. Merz ,  Christopher S. Mullin

发明人： Bryan J. Roof ,  Dennis M. Lengyel ,  Edward M. Carrese ,  David P. Breemes, Sr. ,  Louis F. Lavallee ,  Sara Reynolds ,  Hiep H. Nguyen ,  Eric A. Merz ,  Christopher S. Mullin

IPC分类号： B41J2175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17556 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523

摘要： A fluid cartridge for dispensing fluid, such as liquid ink for a drop on demand ink jet printer, includes a housing that encloses a capillary chamber, and has an outlet port through the one wall of the housing into the capillary chamber. Capillary material in the capillary chamber is arranged so that it has a higher density adjacent the outlet port than away from the outlet port, to enhance the flow of the fluid toward the outlet port. The interior of the capillary chamber is structured to provide greater compression to the capillary material around the outlet port, and provide stability to retain the variable compression of the capillary material.

公开(公告)号：US5786834A

公开(公告)日：1998-07-28

申请号：US176976

申请日：1994-01-03

申请人： Michael Carlotta ,  Steven J. Dietl ,  David P. Breemes, Sr.

发明人： Michael Carlotta ,  Steven J. Dietl ,  David P. Breemes, Sr.

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513

摘要： A method an apparatus for storing and supplying liquid ink to a thermal ink-jet printer includes a printhead that has ink ejection nozzles and an ink supply housing connected to the printhead. The ink supply housing defines an ink storage chamber, and an ink flow path communicating with the printhead and ink storage chamber. An ink storage medium and a scavenger member are placed in the ink storage chamber for retaining, and controllably supplying a quantity of liquid ink from the chamber within a desirable back pressure range at the printhead. The ink storage medium is a medium density non-reticulation process produced copolymer polyurethane foam consisting essentially of a blend of polyether and polyester materials.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将液体墨水存储并供应到热喷墨打印机的设备的方法包括具有墨喷射嘴和连接到打印头的墨供给壳体的打印头。 墨水供应壳体限定墨水储存室，以及与打印头和墨水储存室连通的墨水流路。 墨水存储介质和清除器构件被放置在墨水储存室中，用于在打印头的期望的背压范围内保持并可控地从腔室供应一定量的液体墨水。 墨水存储介质是基本上由聚醚和聚酯材料的共混物组成的中等密度非网状方法制备的共聚物聚氨酯泡沫。