EP0829362A3 - Method for filling ink cartridges or printing head for an ink jet printer or the like - Google Patents

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EP0829362A3
EP0829362A3 EP97114276A EP97114276A EP0829362A3 EP 0829362 A3 EP0829362 A3 EP 0829362A3 EP 97114276 A EP97114276 A EP 97114276A EP 97114276 A EP97114276 A EP 97114276A EP 0829362 A3 EP0829362 A3 EP 0829362A3
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ink
tintentank
nozzle plate
tintenvorratsraum
den
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Peter Schwenk
Andreas E. Lutters
Hans-Jürgen Harp
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Pms Produktion and Recycling Von Bueromaschinenzubehor GmbH
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Pms Produktion and Recycling Von Bueromaschinenzubehor GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge

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Abstract

Verfahren zum Wiederbefüllen einer Tintenpatrone bzw. eines Druckkopfs eines Tintenstrahldruckers oder dergleichen, mit einem die Tinte aufnehmenden Tintenvorratsraum, welcher in Fluidverbindung mit Austrittsöffnungen einer Düsenplatte steht und in welchem ein Unterdruck herrscht, der unbeabsichtigtes Austreten von Tinte durch die Austrittsöffnungen der Düsenplatte verhindert, bei dem wenigstens folgende Verfahrensschritte durchlaufen werden:

  • a) Herstellen einer abgedichteten Fluidverbindung zwischen der Düsenplatte und einem Tintentank.
  • b) Fördern von Tinte aus dem Tintentank in den Tintenvorratsraum in Zyklen durch abwechselndes in Betrieb setzen und Stillsetzen einer Förderpumpe.
  • c) Beenden des Förderns von Tinte bei Erreichen eines vorgegebenen Abschaltkriteriums.
  • d) Rückfördern von Tinte in den Tintentank bis zum Erreichen des vorgegebenen Unterdrucks im Tintenvorratsraum.
  • e) Lösen der Fluidverbindung.
    • A method for refilling an ink cartridge or a printhead of an inkjet printer or the like, with an ink reservoir accommodating the ink, which is in fluid communication with outlet openings of a nozzle plate and in which a negative pressure prevails, which prevents inadvertent leakage of ink through the outlet openings of the nozzle plate, in which at least the following procedural steps are carried out:
  • a) Establish a sealed fluid connection between the nozzle plate and an ink tank.
  • b) Conveying ink from the ink tank into the ink supply space in cycles by alternately starting and stopping a feed pump.
  • c) stopping the delivery of ink when a predetermined switch-off criterion is reached.
  • d) returning ink to the ink tank until the specified negative pressure in the ink supply space is reached.
  • e) Loosening the fluid connection.

    • Sowie eine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens geeignete Vorrichtung.

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    EP97114276A 1996-09-13 1997-08-19 Method for filling ink cartridges or printing head for an ink jet printer or the like Withdrawn EP0829362A3 (en)

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    DE1996137235 DE19637235C1 (en) 1996-09-13 1996-09-13 Method of refilling ink cartridge or print head of e.g. ink jet printer
    DE19637235 1996-09-13

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    EP0829362A2 EP0829362A2 (en) 1998-03-18
    EP0829362A3 true EP0829362A3 (en) 1999-03-24

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    Families Citing this family (5)

    * Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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    EP0914955A3 (en) * 1997-10-07 1999-09-01 PMS GmbH, Produktion + Recycling von Büromaschinenzubehör Refill cartridge
    CA2532675C (en) * 2003-08-14 2010-03-16 Tonerhead, Inc. Apparatus for refilling inkjet cartridges and methods thereof
    DE102004056013A1 (en) * 2004-11-19 2006-05-24 Christian Stern Printer and toner cartridges preparing device, has cassette into which cartridge is inserted, and user interface via which cartridge type which necessary for loading corresponding information is inputted
    US20080100678A1 (en) 2006-10-30 2008-05-01 Childers Winthrop D Introducing ink into an ink cartridge
    US7690741B2 (en) 2006-10-30 2010-04-06 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Introducing ink into an ink cartridge

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    EP0603910A1 (en) * 1992-12-25 1994-06-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink loading device, recording apparatus having same and ink loading method
    US5367328A (en) * 1993-10-20 1994-11-22 Lasermaster Corporation Automatic ink refill system for disposable ink jet cartridges
    US5396268A (en) * 1992-03-27 1995-03-07 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Refill apparatus and method
    EP0711668A2 (en) * 1994-11-12 1996-05-15 PMS GmbH, Produktion + Recycling von Büromaschinenzubehör Ink refilling apparatus for ink jet cartridge

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    US5199470B1 (en) * 1991-05-17 1996-05-14 Graphic Utilities Inc Method and apparatus for refilling ink cartridges
    DE4327178C1 (en) * 1993-08-13 1995-03-09 Pms Gmbh Prod & Recycling Device for refilling a printhead of an inkjet printer

    Patent Citations (4)

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    Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
    US5396268A (en) * 1992-03-27 1995-03-07 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. Refill apparatus and method
    EP0603910A1 (en) * 1992-12-25 1994-06-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink loading device, recording apparatus having same and ink loading method
    US5367328A (en) * 1993-10-20 1994-11-22 Lasermaster Corporation Automatic ink refill system for disposable ink jet cartridges
    EP0711668A2 (en) * 1994-11-12 1996-05-15 PMS GmbH, Produktion + Recycling von Büromaschinenzubehör Ink refilling apparatus for ink jet cartridge

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