发明名称 Fluid Circulation
摘要 Among other things, an apparatus for use in fluid jetting is described. The apparatus comprises a printhead including a flow path and a nozzle in communication with the flow path that has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a first container fluidically coupled to the first end of the flow path, a second container fluidically coupled to the second end of the flow path, and a controller. The first container has a first controllable internal pressure and the second container has a second controllable internal pressure. The controller controls the first internal pressure and the second internal pressure to have a fluid flow between the first container and the second container through the flow path in the printhead according to a first mode and a second mode. In either mode, at least a portion of the fluid flowing along the flow path is delivered to the nozzle when the nozzle is jetting. The first mode has the first internal pressure higher than the second internal pressure and the second mode has the second internal pressure higher than the first internal pressure. The fluid flows from the first container to the second container according to the first mode and flows from the second container to the first container according to the second mode.
申请公布号 US2014354717(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.12.04
申请号 US201414299839 申请日期 2014.06.09
申请人 FUJIFILM DIMATIX, INC. 发明人 Bibl Andreas
分类号 B41J2/175 主分类号 B41J2/175
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. An apparatus for use in fluid jetting, the apparatus comprising: a printhead including a flow path and a nozzle in communication with the flow path, the flow path having a first end and a second end; a first container fluidically coupled to the first end of the flow path, the first container having a first controllable internal pressure; a second container fluidically coupled to the second end of the flow path, the second container having a second controllable internal pressure; and a controller to control the first internal pressure and the second internal pressure to have a fluid flow between the first container and the second container through the flow path in the printhead according to a first mode and a second mode, while in either mode, at least a portion of the fluid flowing along the flow path is delivered to the nozzle when the nozzle is jetting, the first mode having the first internal pressure higher than the second internal pressure and the second mode having the second internal pressure higher than the first internal pressure, the fluid flowing from the first container to the second container according to the first mode and flowing from the second container to the first container according to the second mode.
地址 Lebanon NH US