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Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:

Videojet Technologies, Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);

Inventors:

Robert Smith, Thrapston, GB;

Michael Stamp, Leicester, GB;

Paul King, Whittlesey, GB;

Assignee:

VIDEOJET TECHNOLOGIES INC., Wood Dale, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17563 (2013.01); B41J 2/02 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2202/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A filter module () for a continuous inkjet printer () comprising a filter housing () and a filter medium () fixed within the housing (). The filter housing () further includes an inlet portal () through which ink flows into the housing under pressure and a first self-sealing valve assembly () disposed within the inlet portal. In addition, housing includes an outlet portal () through which ink flows out of the housing () under pressure and a second self-sealing valve assembly () disposed within the outlet portal (). The first and second valve assemblies () open when mechanically connected to an ink flow path () from an ink tank () to a print head (), and the first and second valve assemblies () seal closed when mechanically disconnected from the ink flow path ().


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