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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerardus A. J. Koeleman, Velden, NL;
Jerry Josephus A. C. Roctus, Clinge, NL;
Marc Paul Schuwer, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Oce Technologies B.V., MA Venlo, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ;
Abstract
An ink dispensing device for selectively dispensing ink pellets into an ink reservoir which comprises casing and a slide, said casing and said slide defining therebetween a first sluice and a second sluice, each of which is adapted to accommodate at least one ink pellet, and means for moving the slide and/or the casing relative to each other whereby a pellet is discharged from the first sluice into the second sluice and simultaneously a pellet is discharged from the second sluice into the ink reservoir.