Colorant transfer systems

摘要

Colorant transfer, involving a colorant supply, and impeding colorant from exiting the colorant supply, a motion device, and providing a passage out of the colorant supply.

主权项

1. A colorant transfer system, comprising:
a colorant supply to supply colorant contained in the supply to a colorant delivery device, the colorant supply having a first state wherein the colorant is impeded from exiting the colorant supply; an actuator to provide a passage from the colorant supply to the colorant delivery device; a control circuit to: validate an authentication code and, if the authentication code is validated, instruct the e actuator to provide the passage from the colorant supply to the colorant delivery device; and a colorant delivery device having a first colorant interconnect, and a second colorant interconnect to provide the colorant in the colorant supply to the colorant delivery device by mating with the first colorant interconnect, wherein in the first state, the first and second colorant interconnects are disconnected, and the actuator is arranged to move at least one of the colorant interconnects to mate with the other colorant interconnect to provide the passage.