Abstract:
An ink tank for an inkjet printer is described. The ink tank has a top end and a bottom end and includes an ink conduit connecting the inside of the tank to the outside and extending inside the tank from the top end by a first distance; an air conduit connecting the inside of the tank to the outside and extending inside the tank from the top end by a second distance, the second distance being less than the first distance; a vent connecting the inside of the tank to the outside, an inside opening of the vent being located at a third distance, less than the second distance, from the top end; and an ink outlet connecting the inside of the tank to the outside, an inside opening of the ink outlet being located at a fourth distance, greater than the second distance, from the top end.
Abstract:
A fluid ejection device (100) includes a body (102) defining an interior bore (108), a fluid reservoir (110), and a fluid ejection chip (130). The fluid reservoir (110) defines an interior passage (185) that receives a fluid, the interior passage(185) in fluid communication with the interior bore (108) of the body (102). The fluid ejection chip (130) is coupled with the body (102) and includes one or more fluid ejection actuators. The fluid ejection chip (130) has one or more interior fluid paths in fluid communication with the interior bore (108) of the body (102) so that the fluid ejection chip (130) ejects the fluid upon activation of the one or more fluid ejection actuators.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides non-Newtonian inkjet inks and related methods. In one example, a non-Newtonian inkjet ink can comprise silica, alumina, and organic solvent. The non-Newtonian inkjet ink can be an aqueous ink having a pH from 9 to 12 and a conductivity from 100 to 2000 µS/cm.
Abstract:
A printhead assembly (1) for an inkjet printer has a ink filter tower (14) portion that contains filtered ink and includes multiple, substantially parallel extending elements. Settling of ink in an ink filter tower (14) could clog the printhead nozzles and lessen the print quality. Therefore, in order to prevent the settling of the ink in the ink filter tower (14) of the present design, a free-floating weighted slider is installed within the ink filter tower (14). The weighted slider has a top bridging member (88) and downward-pointing shafts that are movable within trenches formed between the extending elements. During a reciprocating motion of the printhead assembly (1), the slider moves in a direction opposite to the direction of the printhead assembly (1) and thereby agitates the ink within the tower. In addition to sliding from side to side of the printhead assembly (1), the slider may also be designed to pivot about an upper axis as it moves to further agitate the ink.
Abstract:
A micro electromechanical ink jet printing system that has a cartridge having a body that defines a core, and a die that contains one or more nozzles. There is a treatment composition contained within the cartridge core. The system further includes a CPU that is programmable and can control the application of the treatment composition from within the cartridge core, through the one or more nozzles to human skin. Typically, the treatment composition will contain a skin treatment ingredient selected from the group consisting of particles, vitamins, yeast and yeast extracts, skin care actives, dyes, colorants and mixtures thereof. There may optionally be provided a bladder or foam block disposed within the cartridge core for suspending and regulating the flow of the treatment composition. The systems of this invention may include an applicator having an applicator head having one or more applicator nozzles which may be in a array. The applicator has a sensor that takes an image of at least 10µm2 of skin, the CPU analyzes the image to calculate one or more localized L values of individual pixels or group of pixels of the skin. Then the CPU compares the local L value to a predetermined background L value to identify skin deviations. A skin deviation occurs where the difference between the background L value and the local L value is greater than a predetermined ΔLS value.
Abstract:
An ink delivery device is described. The ink delivery device includes an ink die with a first surface. The ink delivery device also includes an overmold to encapsulate a number of surfaces of the ink die. The overmold has a second surface that is wider than the first surface. The second surface receives an adhesive to attach the ink delivery device to a printhead. The ink delivery device also includes an ink slot passing through the overmold and at least a portion of the ink die.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to prime a printhead assembly are disclosed. An example method includes drawing ink into a printhead assembly by operating a pump in fluid communication with the printhead assembly for a first period of time at a first speed. An amount of ink drawn into the printhead assembly during the first period is to be sufficient to cover nozzles of a die at an outlet of the printhead assembly. The example method further includes evacuating air within the printhead assembly by operating the pump for a second period of time after the first period of time at a second speed greater than the first speed.
Abstract:
In one example a replaceable tri-color ink cartridge housing includes three chambers for different colors ink. In a further example, a headland may have three parallel ink slots having a length of at least 14.4 millimeters.
Abstract:
A replaceable tri-color ink cartridge, comprising three chambers for different colors ink; a headland having headland slots each fluidically connected to a respective chamber; and a printhead die attached to the headland, the die including (i) nozzle arrays having a length of at least 14.3 millimeters, and (ii) feed slots that fluidically connect the headland slots to the respective nozzle arrays, wherein each headland slot is longer than the corresponding feed slot.