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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2009
Chen Turkenitz, Azur, IL;
Semion Gengrinovich, Ramat Gan, IL;
Kobi Avitan, Netanya, IL;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is to selectively purge a desired fluid-jet printhead of a number of fluid-jet printheads of a page-wide array fluid-jet device. The apparatus includes a purging insert movably locatable within a fluid channel of the page-wide array fluid-jet device. The fluid channel is to supply fluid to the fluid-jet printheads during normal operation of the page-wide array fluid-jet device. The apparatus includes a movement mechanism operatively coupled to the purging insert to move the purging insert within the fluid channel incident to the desired fluid-jet printhead. The apparatus includes a pressurizing mechanism fluidically coupled to the purging insert to pressurize fluid. The purging insert is to deliver the fluid as pressurized by the pressurizing mechanism to the desired fluid-jet printhead to purge the desired fluid-jet printhead.