公开(公告)号：US20240051304A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18267507

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: Videojet Technologies Inc.

Inventor： Michael Jeffrey Stamp ,  Robert Smith

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17 ,  B41J2/02 ,  B41J29/17

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2/1707 ,  B41J2/02 ,  B41J29/17 ,  B41J2002/022

Abstract: Apparatus for continuous ink jet printing, comprising: an ink system comprising an ink storage tank (15) operable to supply ink to a print head associated with the apparatus; a single cartridge connection (9) for releasable engagement with a fluid cartridge (8), the cartridge connection (9) comprising: a fluid connector (10) for engaging an outlet of a fluid cartridge; and a conduit configured to allow fluid to flow along a fluid pathway from a cartridge engaged with the cartridge connection, via the fluid connector, to the ink storage tank. The apparatus has a first configuration in which a solvent cartridge is engaged with the cartridge connection and in which the apparatus is configured to receive solvent from the engaged solvent cartridge, and a second configuration in which an ink cartridge is engaged with the cartridge connection and in which the apparatus is configured to receive ink from the engaged ink cartridge.