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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Vesa Karppinen, Balmain, AU;
David William Jensen, Balmain, AU;
David John Worboys, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Inventors:
Vesa Karppinen, Balmain, AU;
David William Jensen, Balmain, AU;
David John Worboys, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Assignee:
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of purging ink from an inkjet printhead is provided. The printhead is in fluid communication with an ink reservoir via an ink conduit. The method comprises compressing part of the ink conduit using a hammer mechanism, thereby purging ink from the printhead and flooding an ink ejection face of the printhead.