公开(公告)号：US07290872B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US11093620

申请日：2005-03-30

申请人： James P. Calamita ,  Daniel W. Costanza ,  Roger G. Leighton ,  Michael E. Leo

发明人： James P. Calamita ,  Daniel W. Costanza ,  Roger G. Leighton ,  Michael E. Leo

IPC分类号： B41J2/09

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J3/543 ,  C09D11/34

摘要： A system and method for delivering phase change ink to a plurality of printheads is provided. The system includes an ink source having a housing for holding solid phase change ink, an ink melter assembly having a heated ink contact portion for melting the solid phase change ink and a drip point. The system also includes a first conduit for transferring the melted ink to a first printhead, and a second conduit for transferring the melted ink to a second printhead. The method includes melting a solid phase change into the liquid phase, transferring the liquid phase change ink to the first printhead in a first conduit, transferring liquid phase change ink to the second printhead in a second conduit. The solid phase change ink can be stored in a single ink source.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将相变墨输送到多个打印头的系统和方法。 该系统包括具有用于保持固体相变油墨的壳体的油墨源，具有用于熔化固相变油墨的加热油墨接触部分和滴点的油墨熔化器组件。 该系统还包括用于将熔化的油墨转移到第一打印头的第一管道和用于将熔化的油墨转移到第二打印头的第二管道。 该方法包括将固相变成熔融液相，在第一导管中将液体相变墨水转移到第一打印头，在第二导管中将液体相变墨水转移到第二打印头。 固相变油墨可以存储在单个墨源中。