AN EJECTOR MECHANISM FOR A PRINT ENGINE

摘要

An ejector mechanism (576) for a print engine (500) includes a support member (510) carrying a plurality of fluid conduits (514) for feeding fluids from a source of each fluid to a printhead (516) of the print engine (500), one of the fluid conduits being an air feed conduit for feeding air to the printhead (500). A seal (544) is displaceably arranged relative to the support member (510) for sealing inlet openings of the fluid conduits (514) when the seal (544) is in a first position. The seal (544) is displaceable to a second position to expose the openings of the fluid conduits (514) to place the fluid conduits (514) in fluid communication with their respective sources of fluid. A coil spring (588) acts on the seal (544) for urging the seal to its first position.