公开(公告)号：US20110180526A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-28

申请号：US12695147

申请日：2010-01-27

申请人： William H. Wayman ,  Michael Joseph Brundige

发明人： William H. Wayman ,  Michael Joseph Brundige

IPC分类号： F27D11/00 ,  F24F7/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/17593

摘要： An airflow system for a solid-ink melter tank is disclosed, which prevents clogging of drop tube supplying solid ink to the solid-ink melter tank. An inlet may provide airflow as well as solid ink to the melter tank and an outlet maintained at a temperature higher than temperature of the inlet, promotes a convective air current. The inlet may be coaxial with the drop tube or is present as a separate opening in the solid-ink melter tank. The outlet can be taller, externally insulated, and fabricated with a thermally conductive material as compared to the inlet. The heated outlet promotes expulsion of hot air from the solid-ink melter tank and prevents heating of drop tube, which leads to drop tube clogging by partially melting the solid ink.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于固体油墨罐的气流系统，其防止将固体油墨供应到固体油墨罐的堵塞管堵塞。 入口可以将气流以及固体油墨提供给熔化罐，并且保持在高于入口温度的温度下的出口促进对流气流。 入口可以与下落管同轴，或者作为固体墨水罐中的单独的开口存在。 与入口相比，出口可以更高，外部绝缘，并用导热材料制成。 加热的出口促进热固化油墨罐的热空气的排出，并防止液滴管的加热，这导致通过部分熔化固体油墨而导致管子堵塞。