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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Makomo Tsubono, Balmain, AU;
Attila Bertok, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Nicholas Kenneth Abraham, Balmain, AU;
David William Jensen, Balmain, AU;
Christopher Hibbard, Balmain, AU;
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Makomo Tsubono, Balmain, AU;
Attila Bertok, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Nicholas Kenneth Abraham, Balmain, AU;
David William Jensen, Balmain, AU;
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
A printhead maintenance facility is provided having a storage reservoir for storing fluid ejected by a printhead and a core movable relative to the printhead. The has an internal structure defining the storage reservoir and having a port in fluid communication with the storage reservoir, and an external structure movable relative to the internal structure and having a drain movable into registration with the port to establish fluid communication between the drain and storage reservoir.