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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Jeff Borra, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan Root, San Diego, CA (US);
Jon Lucas, San Diego, CA (US);
Tom Alesi, San Diego, CA (US);
Neal Cekalski, San Diego, CA (US);
Bob Mallory, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Rosati, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeff Borra, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan Root, San Diego, CA (US);
Jon Lucas, San Diego, CA (US);
Tom Alesi, San Diego, CA (US);
Neal Cekalski, San Diego, CA (US);
Bob Mallory, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Rosati, San Diego, CA (US);
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A printing system having a media width printhead, a plurality of fluid containers fluidically interconnected with the printhead via a respective plurality of fluid tubes each defining an individual closed fluid flow loop, a first multi-channel valve arrangement for selectively allowing fluid flow along each closed loop via the printhead by selectively moving a pinch element into and out of pinching contact with the fluid tubes so as to respectively block and allow fluid flow through the fluid tubes, a plurality of gas vents, each gas vent being associated with a respective one of the closed loops and a second multi-channel valve arrangement for selectively allowing venting of gas in each closed loop via the gas vents.