公开(公告)号：US08025383B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-27

申请号：US11688863

申请日：2007-03-21

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/04

CPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead for an inkjet printer that has a printhead integrated circuit with nozzles for ejecting ink, and a support structure for supporting the printhead IC. The support structure has ink conduits for supplying the nozzles with ink and a fluidic damper containing gas for compression by pressure pulses in the ink within the ink conduits to dissipate the pressure pulse. Damping pressure pulses using gas compression can be achieved with small volumes of gas. This preserves a compact design while avoiding any nozzle flooding from transient spikes in the ink pressure.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头，该喷墨打印机具有一个具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴的打印头集成电路，以及一个支撑打印头IC的支撑结构。 支撑结构具有用于向喷嘴供应油墨的油墨导管和含有气体的流体阻尼器，用于通过油墨管道内的油墨中的压力脉冲进行压缩以消散压力脉冲。 使用气体压缩的阻尼压力脉冲可以用小体积的气体实现。 这保持了紧凑的设计，同时避免了任何喷嘴从油墨压力中的瞬时尖峰泄漏。

公开(公告)号：US20100277559A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-04

申请号：US12834819

申请日：2010-07-12

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17563 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/02

摘要： An inkjet printer that has a filter with a chamber divided into an upstream section and a downstream section by a filter membrane. An inlet conduit establishes fluid communication between an ink supply and the upstream section. An outlet conduit establishes fluid communication between the downstream section and a printhead. During use at least part of the inlet conduit is elevated relative to the filter membrane. By elevating the inlet conduit relative to the filter membrane, it acts as a bubble trap to retain bubbles that would otherwise obstruct the filter. This allows the filter size to be reduced for a more compact overall design.

摘要翻译： 一种具有过滤器的喷墨打印机，其具有通过过滤膜分成上游部分和下游部分的室。 入口导管在墨水供应和上游部分之间建立流体连通。 出口导管在下游部分和打印头之间建立流体连通。 在使用过程中，入口导管的至少一部分相对于过滤膜升高。 通过相对于过滤膜提升入口管道，其起到气泡捕集器的作用，以保持否则会阻塞过滤器的气泡。 这样可以减小过滤器尺寸以实现更紧凑的整体设计。

公开(公告)号：US20070206057A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11688864

申请日：2007-03-21

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/04

CPC分类号： B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14362 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/11 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead for an inkjet printer that has a printhead integrated circuit (68) with nozzles for ejecting ink and a support structure (64, 174, 176) for supporting the printhead IC. The support structure having ink conduits (182) for supplying the array of nozzles. A plurality of cavities (200), each cavity having an opening that establishes fluid communication with the ink conduits, the openings being configured such that the cavities do not prime with ink when the ink conduits are primed from the ink supply. By leaving unprimed cavities throughout the support structure, any pressure pulses in the ink are damped by compression of the trapped gas pockets. Distributing the cavities rather than using one relatively large cavity, means that the pressure pulse is being damped along the length of the printhead IC, instead of allowing the pulse to travel the length of the ink conduit until it reaches the single damper and compresses the gas.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头，其具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴的打印头集成电路（68）和用于支撑打印头IC的支撑结构（64,174,176）。 支撑结构具有用于供应喷嘴阵列的墨水管道（182）。 多个空腔（200），每个空腔具有与墨水导管建立流体连通的开口，所述开口被构造成使得当墨水管道从墨水供应源喷射时，空腔不会用墨水填充。 通过在整个支撑结构处留下未被引导的空腔，油墨中的任何压力脉冲通过被捕获的气体袋的压缩而被阻尼。 分配空腔而不是使用一个相对较大的空腔，意味着压力脉冲沿着打印头IC的长度被阻尼，而不是允许脉冲行进墨水管道的长度，直到其到达单个阻尼器并压缩气体 。

公开(公告)号：US20110025787A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12905073

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14362 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/11 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead for an inkjet printer is disclosed. The printhead has one or more a printhead integrated circuits (ICs) with an array of nozzles for ejecting ink. A support structure of the printhead supports the printhead ICs. The support structure has ink conduits for supplying the array of nozzles with ink. Each ink conduit includes cavities distributed along a roof of the ink conduit. An opening to each respective cavity has an upstream edge and a downstream edge. The upstream edge contacts the ink before the downstream edge during initial priming of the ink conduits from an ink supply. The upstream edge has a transition face between the ink conduit and the cavity interior. The transition face is configured to inhibit ink from filling the cavity by capillary action during initial priming of the ink conduit. This causes gas to be trapped within the cavity. The gas acts to compress pressure pulses in the ink.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头。 打印头具有一个或多个打印头集成电路（IC），其具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴阵列。 打印头的支撑结构支撑打印头IC。 支撑结构具有用于向喷嘴阵列供应墨水的墨水管道。 每个墨水导管包括沿着墨水导管的顶部分布的空腔。 每个相应腔的开口具有上游边缘和下游边缘。 在从油墨供应的墨水管道的初始启动期间，上游边缘在下游边缘之前接触墨水。 上游边缘在墨水导管和腔体内部之间具有过渡面。 过渡面被配置为在墨水导管的初始起动期间通过毛细管作用来抑制墨水填充空腔。 这导致气体被捕获在空腔内。 气体用于压缩油墨中的压力脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US20080231662A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US11688873

申请日：2007-03-21

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/14

CPC分类号： B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14459 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead for an inkjet printer, that has a printhead IC with an array of nozzles for ejecting ink and a support structure for mounting the printhead IC in the printer adjacent a paper path. The printhead IC is mounted on a face of the support structure that, in use, faces the paper path. A flexible printed circuit board (flex PCB) has drive circuitry for operating the array of nozzles on the printhead IC. The drive circuitry has circuit components connected by traces in the flex PCB, and contacts for receiving print data from the print engine controller. The flex PCB being mounted to the support structure at the contacts onto a face that does not face the paper path such that the flex PCB extends through a bent section between the printhead IC and the contacts. The printhead IC and the circuit components are adjacent each other and separated from the contacts by the bent section of the flex PCB. The bent section reduces the likelihood of trace cracking by holding the flex PCB at a set radius rather than allowing the flex to follow an irregular curve and thereby risking localized points of high stress on the traces.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头，其具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴阵列的打印头IC和用于将打印头IC安装在邻近纸路径的打印机中的支撑结构。 打印头IC安装在支撑结构的使用中面向纸路的面上。 柔性印刷电路板（柔性PCB）具有用于操作打印头IC上的喷嘴阵列的驱动电路。 驱动电路具有通过柔性PCB中的迹线连接的电路部件和用于从打印引擎控制器接收打印数据的触点。 柔性印刷电路板在触点处被安装到支撑结构到不面向纸路径的表面上，使得柔性PCB延伸穿过打印头IC和触点之间的弯曲部分。 打印头IC和电路部件彼此相邻并且通过柔性PCB的弯曲部分与触点分离。 弯曲部分通过将柔性PCB保持在设定的半径而不是允许挠曲跟随不规则曲线，从而冒着高应力的局部点对迹线的风险来降低迹线开裂的可能性。

公开(公告)号：US20070206056A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11688863

申请日：2007-03-21

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/04

CPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead for an inkjet printer that has a printhead integrated circuit (68) with nozzles for ejecting ink, and a support structure (64, 176, 108) for supporting the printhead IC. The support structure has ink conduits (182) for supplying the nozzles with ink and a fluidic damper 200 containing gas for compression by pressure pulses in the ink within the ink conduits to dissipate the pressure pulse. Damping pressure pulses using gas compression can be achieved with small volumes of gas. This preserves a compact design while avoiding any nozzle flooding from transient spikes in the ink pressure.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头，其具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴的打印头集成电路（68）和用于支撑打印头IC的支撑结构（64,176,108）。 支撑结构具有用于向喷嘴提供油墨的油墨导管（182）和含有用于通过油墨管道内的油墨中的压力脉冲进行压缩的气体的流体阻尼器200以消散压力脉冲。 使用气体压缩的阻尼压力脉冲可以用小体积的气体实现。 这保持了紧凑的设计，同时避免了任何喷嘴从油墨压力中的瞬时尖峰泄漏。

公开(公告)号：US08500244B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US13219702

申请日：2011-08-28

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl ,  Christopher Hibbard

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl ,  Christopher Hibbard

IPC分类号： B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14362 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/11 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A structure for an inkjet printhead is disclosed. The printhead structure has an elongate support structure for supporting a printhead integrated circuit, and ink conduits formed in the elongate support structure for supplying ink to an array of nozzles of the printhead integrated circuit. Each ink conduit includes cavities distributed along a roof of the ink conduit. An opening to each cavity has an upstream edge and a downstream edge. The upstream edge contacts the ink before the downstream edge during initial priming of the ink conduits from an ink supply. The upstream edge has a transition face between the ink conduit and the cavity interior, the transition face being configured to inhibit ink from filling the cavity by capillary action during initial priming of the ink conduit. This causes gas to be trapped within the cavity. The gas acts to compress pressure pulses in the ink.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于喷墨打印头的结构。 打印头结构具有用于支撑打印头集成电路的细长支撑结构，以及形成在细长支撑结构中的墨水导管，用于将墨水供应到打印头集成电路的喷嘴阵列。 每个墨水导管包括沿着墨水导管的顶部分布的空腔。 每个空腔的开口具有上游边缘和下游边缘。 在从油墨供应的墨水管道的初始启动期间，上游边缘在下游边缘之前接触墨水。 上游边缘在墨水导管和空腔内部之间具有过渡面，过渡面被配置为在墨水导管的初始起动期间通过毛细管作用抑制墨水填充空腔。 这导致气体被捕获在空腔内。 气体用于压缩油墨中的压力脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US07837297B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-23

申请号：US11688864

申请日：2007-03-21

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/155

CPC分类号： B41J2/055 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14362 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/11 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： A printhead for an inkjet printer that has a printhead integrated circuit (68) with nozzles for ejecting ink and a support structure (64, 174, 176) for supporting the printhead IC. The support structure having ink conduits (182) for supplying the array of nozzles. A plurality of cavities (200), each cavity having an opening that establishes fluid communication with the ink conduits, the openings being configured such that the cavities do not prime with ink when the ink conduits are primed from the ink supply. By leaving unprimed cavities throughout the support structure, any pressure pulses in the ink are damped by compression of the trapped gas pockets. Distributing the cavities rather than using one relatively large cavity, means that the pressure pulse is being damped along the length of the printhead IC, instead of allowing the pulse to travel the length of the ink conduit until it reaches the single damper and compresses the gas.

摘要翻译： 一种用于喷墨打印机的打印头，其具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴的打印头集成电路（68）和用于支撑打印头IC的支撑结构（64,174,176）。 支撑结构具有用于供应喷嘴阵列的墨水管道（182）。 多个空腔（200），每个空腔具有与墨水导管建立流体连通的开口，所述开口被构造成使得当墨水管道从墨水供应源喷射时，空腔不会用墨水填充。 通过在整个支撑结构处留下未被引导的空腔，油墨中的任何压力脉冲通过被捕获的气体袋的压缩而被阻尼。 分配空腔而不是使用一个相对较大的空腔，意味着压力脉冲沿着打印头IC的长度被阻尼，而不是允许脉冲行进墨水管道的长度，直到其到达单个阻尼器并压缩气体 。

公开(公告)号：US07669996B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US12276400

申请日：2008-11-23

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/17

CPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/155 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2002/14419 ,  B41J2002/14491 ,  B41J2202/19 ,  B41J2202/20

摘要： An inkjet printer that has an elongate array of nozzles for ejecting ink and ink conduits for supplying the array of nozzles with ink. The ink conduits are aligned with the longitudinal extent of the elongate array and have a plurality of pulse dampers individually in fluid communication with the ink conduits. Each pulse damper contains a volume of gas for compression by pressure pulses in the ink conduits, distributed along the length of the elongate array. A pressure pulse moving through an elongate printheads, such as a pagewidth printhead, can be damped at any point in the ink flow line. However, the pulse will cause nozzle flooding as it passes the nozzles in the printhead integrated circuit, regardless of whether it is subsequently dissipated at the damper. By incorporating a number of pulse dampers into the ink supply conduits immediately next to the nozzle array, any pressure spikes are damped at the site where they would otherwise cause detrimental flooding.

摘要翻译： 一种喷墨打印机，其具有用于喷射墨水的喷嘴的细长阵列和用于向喷嘴阵列供应墨水的墨水导管。 墨水管道与细长阵列的纵向范围对准，并且具有单独与墨水管道流体连通的多个脉冲阻尼器。 每个脉冲阻尼器包含一定体积的气体，用于通过墨水管道中的压力脉冲进行压缩，沿着细长阵列的长度分布。 通过诸如页宽打印头的细长打印头移动的压力脉冲可以在油墨流动线中的任何点被阻尼。 然而，当脉冲通过打印头集成电路中的喷嘴时，脉冲将引起喷嘴溢流，而不管其是否随后在阻尼器处消散。 通过将几个脉冲阻尼器并入紧邻喷嘴阵列的墨水供应管道中，任何压力尖峰在其他地方会被阻尼，否则会导致有害的淹水。

公开(公告)号：US20080231670A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US11688869

申请日：2007-03-21

申请人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

发明人： Brian Robert Brown ,  Norman Micheal Berry ,  Garry Raymond Jackson ,  Paul Timothy Sharp ,  John Douglas Peter Morgan ,  Kia Silverbrook ,  Akira Nakazawa ,  Michael John Hudson ,  Christopher Hibbard ,  Samuel George Mallinson ,  Paul Justin Reichl

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17596

摘要： An ink coupling for connecting an inkjet printer and a replaceable cartridge configured to not drip ink upon detachment. The coupling has a cartridge valve on the cartridge side of the coupling and a printer conduit on the printer side of the coupling. The cartridge valve and the printer conduit having complementary formations configured to form a coupling seal when brought into engagement. The cartridge valve is biased closed and configured to open when brought into engagement with the printer conduit. Upon disengagement, the coupling seal breaks after the cartridge valve closes, and an ink meniscus forms and recedes from the complementary formations as they separate, the cartridge valve having external surfaces configured so that the meniscus travels across the external surfaces and only pins itself to the printer conduit surfaces. The invention keeps residual ink off the exterior of the cartridge valve by careful design of the external surfaces with respect to known receding contact angle of the ink meniscus. As the coupling seal breaks and the meniscus forms, the ink properties and hydrophilicity of the respective valve materials will determine where the meniscus stops moving and eventually pins itself.

摘要翻译： 一种用于连接喷墨打印机和被配置为在拆卸时不滴墨的可更换盒的墨水联接器。 联轴器在联轴器的卡盘侧具有卡阀，并且在联轴器的打印机侧具有打印机导管。 插装阀和具有互补结构的打印机导管被配置为当进入接合时形成联接密封件。 盒式阀被偏置关闭并且构造成当与打印机导管接合时打开。 在分离时，联接密封件在盒阀关闭之后断开，并且当它们分离时，墨水弯液面形成并从互补结构中退出，所述盒式阀具有外表面，使得弯液面穿过外表面并且仅自身引脚到 打印机导管表面。 本发明通过相对于墨水弯月面的已知后退接触角小心地设计外表面而将残留墨水保持在墨盒外部。 随着联接密封件断裂和弯液面的形成，相应的阀门材料的油墨性能和亲水性将决定弯月面停止移动的位置，并最终自行固定。