| 摘要 |
An ink refill system, ink refill station, ink refill kit, and method to replenish both pigment and/or dye-based inks in cartridges of ink jet printers, plotters, copiers, and fax machines. A number of embodiments are described. The principal embodiment is a refill kit characterized by a spring clip assembly removably mountable on a cartridge. The clip assembly has mounted upon it a member which is sealingly connectable to the vacuum relief valve port or bubble generator on the bottom of the ink jet cartridge, an internal channel of the clip assembly connecting the bubble generator port and sealing member to a receptacle which removably connects to a flexible ink refill bottle, which bottle is adapted to both inject ink into, and remove excess air from, the cartridge via the bubble generator port. A permanently mountable footplate embodiment of this system is also described. A initial fill and refill station for commercial operation is also disclosed providing for alternatingly connecting the bubble generator of the cartridge by means of a removable sealing member to a vacuum source and an external ink supply, controlled by a three-way valve.
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