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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Memjet Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
Patrick McAuliffe, North Ryde, AU;
Assignee:
Memjet Technology Limited, , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); F16J 3/04 (2006.01); F16J 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); F16J 3/04 (2013.01); F16J 15/04 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16514 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capping assembly includes a capper having a perimeter seal for sealing engagement with the printhead. The capping assembly has an enclosed capping volume when the capper is sealingly engaged with the printhead, whereby the capping volume is variable in response to relative differences in pressures inside and outside the capping volume.