公开(公告)号：US4823146A

公开(公告)日：1989-04-18

申请号：US175764

申请日：1988-03-31

申请人： Theodore M. Cooke ,  Arthur Mikalsen ,  Ernest O. Belmont ,  R. H. Van Brimer

发明人： Theodore M. Cooke ,  Arthur Mikalsen ,  Ernest O. Belmont ,  R. H. Van Brimer

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  G01D15/16 ,  G01D9/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593

摘要： An improved cartridge for containing a pellet of hot melt or phase change ink in an ink jet apparatus having at least one ink jet, a reservoir for containing and melting the hot melt or phase change ink from its solid state to a liquid state, and a receiver adapted to receive the cartridge, wherein the receiver includes an outlet at the base thereof for flowing liquified ink into the reservoir, and wherein the pellet is comprised of a size and shape so as to substantially fill the receiving means. The improvement consists of a hollow member of a predetermined geometry corresponding substantially to the geometry of the receiver, open at one end and deformable so as to permit the discharge of the pellet contained within the member through its open end, a retainer for the pellet, and a seal at the open end to protect against contamination of the ink.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在具有至少一个喷墨装置的喷墨装置中容纳热熔体或相变油墨颗粒的改进的筒，用于将热熔体或相变油墨从其固态容纳并熔化成液态的储存器，以及 接收器，其适于接收所述盒，其中所述接收器包括在其底部的出口，用于将液化墨水流入所述储存器，并且其中所述颗粒由尺寸和形状组成以便基本上填充所述接收装置。 改进包括预定几何尺寸的中空构件，其基本上对应于接收器的几何形状，在一端开口并且可变形，以便允许通过其开口端排出容纳在构件内的颗粒，用于颗粒的保持器， 以及在开口端的密封，以防止油墨的污染。