Patent classifications
B41J2/17559
Remanufacturing method of ink cartridge, and remanufactured ink cartridge
A remanufactured ink cartridge and a method thereof are provided in the present disclosure. The remanufactured ink cartridge is suitable for an inkjet printer with an ink-suctioning needle and a limiting protrusion which are configured to be adjacent with each other; an original ink cartridge includes a case and an ink discharge part; a cavity for storing the ink is formed in the case; the cavity is separated by a separation plate into a first cavity and a second cavity which are connected to each other through a channel. The remanufacturing method includes forming a limiting groove facing the cavity on the case and adjacent to the ink discharge part, wherein the limiting groove is connected to the second cavity, configured to allow the limiting protrusion to enter the second cavity; and blocking the channel to cut off a fluid connection between the first cavity and the second cavity.
Liquid storage container, method of manufacturing liquid storage container, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid storage container is configured to supply a liquid containing a precipitating component to a liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a partitioning member configured to divide a liquid storage chamber in a direction intersecting a direction of gravitational force; a plurality of liquid storage chambers divided by the partitioning member; and communication flow channel units provided to the plurality of liquid storage chambers, respectively, and configured to introduce the liquid in the liquid storage chambers and to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus.
Logic circuitry for sensor data communications
In an example, a method includes, by logic circuitry associated with a replaceable print apparatus component installed in a print apparatus, responding to a sensor data request received from the print apparatus by returning a first response; receiving a calibration parameter from the print apparatus; and returning a second response which is different from the first response.
Ink cartridge having inner container and processing method therefor
The present application discloses an inner container type ink cartridge and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: removing an upper cover of an original ink cartridge to obtain a cartridge shell; electrically connecting an external control circuit board with an original control circuit board of the original ink cartridge; arranging an internal control circuit board at a corresponding position of an inner container; and installing the inner container in the cartridge shell, so that internal contacts of the internal control circuit board of the inner container are electrically connected with the external control circuit board. A first chip of the external control circuit board or a second chip of the internal control circuit board is written with actual ink volume data of the inner container and an adopted program.
Print apparatuses using reusable print agent containers
A print apparatus is disclosed. The print apparatus comprises a container-receiving unit for receiving a reusable print agent container; a print agent reservoir for storing print agent to be consumed by the print apparatus during a printing operation; a pump for transferring print agent between a reusable print agent container positioned in the container-receiving unit and the print agent reservoir; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to operate the pump to transfer print agent of a first concentration from the reusable print agent container to the print agent reservoir; and, responsive to determining that a volume of print agent of the first concentration in the reusable print agent container has fallen below a threshold volume, operate the pump to transfer a volume of print agent of a second, lower concentration from the print agent reservoir to the reusable print agent container. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed.
PRINT MATERIAL STORAGE CONTAINER
A print material storage container has: a substrate on which an electric circuit having terminals is provided; a fixing portion on which the substrate can be mounted by re-fixing; and a fixing member that fixes the fixing portion and a non-terminal portion, which is formed by excluding the terminals from the substrate, to each other. The non-terminal portion includes a re-fixed portion, which can be re-fixed to the fixing portion by the fixing member.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AMOUNT OF SUPPLY MATERIAL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
A method of monitoring an amount of building material in a cartridge that supplies the material to an additive manufacturing system, comprises introducing gas into the cartridge and measuring the pressure within the cartridge. When the pressure reaches a predetermined level, the amount of building material in the cartridge is determined based on a volume of gas introduced into the cartridge or based on a proxy of the volume.
Seal printer
A seal printer is provided, which performs printing by driving a nozzle to rotate through a motor in a printer shell, reduces a number of parts in the printer and a volume of the printer is similar to a volume of a traditional seal. The printer is realized to substitute for the traditional seal; meanwhile, a coaxial connection device is arranged in the printer, a structure thereof is simple and has a certain tolerance for an error of the coaxiality, so that the printer is simple to install, and is firm and durable.
Sinter Processed Printhead
A fluidic ejection cartridge having a unitary integrally-formed body of sintered metal having an upper portion, a lower portion, a sidewall, and a bottom having a nosepiece, the body defining a reservoir. In various embodiments, the body includes at least one of copper, copper alloy, iron steel, carbon steel, iron-copper steel, copper infiltrated steel, copper steel, iron-nickel steel, nickel steel, low alloy steel, hardened steel, diffusion alloyed steel, 300 series stainless steel, 400 series stainless steel, and soft magnetic alloy. Some embodiments include a lid of the sintered metal disposed over and sealed to the upper portion of the body. Some embodiments include a chip in fluid flow communication with the reservoir. Some embodiments include a filter disposed in the reservoir at the lower portion of the body. Some embodiments include a volume of an ejectable fluid disposed within the reservoir.
Logic circuitry
A sensor circuit for a replaceable print apparatus component comprises an interface to transmit signals with respect to a print apparatus logic circuit, and further comprises, connected to the interface, at least two sensor cell arrays, each array including nominally the same cells, the cells of one array being nominally different than the cells of the other array, and at least one single cell sensor that is nominally different than the other cells.