Print liquid interconnects with rotary motion damper

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11235581-B2
Application number	US-201816607976-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2018
Priority date	Jul 13, 2018
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, an interconnect on a print liquid supply is described. The interconnect includes a liquid interface to establish a liquid path between the print liquid supply and an ejection device in which the print liquid supply is installed. The interconnect also includes an electrical interface to establish a data transmission path between the print liquid supply and the ejection device. The interconnect also includes an external surface having a dampening element disposed thereon.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interconnect on a print liquid supply comprising:
a liquid interface to establish a liquid path between the print liquid supply and an ejection device in which the print liquid supply is installed;
an electrical interface to establish a data transmission path between the print liquid supply and the ejection device; and
an external surface of the interconnect having a dampening element disposed thereon, the dampening element to counter an ejection force of the print liquid supply.

2. The interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the dampening element is disposed across a length of the external surface to facilitate dampening of the supply at ejection.

3. The interconnect of claim 2 , wherein the dampening element is disposed across at least fifty percent of the length of the external surface.

4. The interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the dampening element comprises a number of slots.

5. The interconnect of claim 4 , wherein the slots are disposed across an entirety of the external surface.

6. The interconnect of claim 4 , wherein the slots are disposed just across a portion of the external surface that interfaces with a rotary motion damper.

7. The interconnect of claim 4 , wherein the slots are a rack of a rack and pinion motion damper.

8. The interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the dampening element comprises a friction surface.

9. The interconnect of claim 1 , wherein the dampening element comprises a relief surface.

10. The interconnect of claim 1 , further comprising a guide feature to align the print liquid supply during installation into the ejection device.

11. The interconnect of claim 1 , further comprising protrusions to match keyed slots in an ejection device interconnect and to act upon rods in the ejection device interconnect when matched with corresponding keyed slots.

12. The interconnect of claim 11 , wherein a size and shape of the protrusions are unique to the keyed slots.

13. The interconnect of claim 11 , further comprising:
a retractable plate to:
when a print liquid supply is not present, extend past the needle and electrical interface to protect from mechanical damage; and
when a print liquid supply is inserted, retract to:
expose the needle to the print liquid supply; and
expose the electrical interface to a corresponding interface on the print liquid supply; and

a latch assembly actuated by insertion of the protrusions in the two keyed slots, wherein the latch assembly controls the movement of the retractable plate.

14. The interconnect of claim 11 , further comprising two keyed slots disposed on either side of the needle to gate insertion to a print liquid supply with protrusions that match the two keyed slots, wherein the two keyed slots are to:
allow matching protrusions to act upon the rods; and
prevent non-matching protrusions from acting upon the rods.

15. An interconnect on an ejection device comprising:
a needle to be inserted into a print liquid supply to allow print liquid from the print liquid supply to pass to the ejection device;
an electrical interface to establish a data transmission path between the print liquid supply and the ejection device; and
a rotary motion damper to dampen, via a controlled counter-rotation, a tangential spring-based ejection force.

16. The interconnect of claim 15 , wherein the rotary motion damper is a one of a toothed gear, a wheel with a rubber surface, a grit wheel and a knurled wheel.

17. The interconnect of claim 15 , wherein the rotary motion damper dampens the tangential force via a coil spring.

18. The interconnect of claim 15 , wherein the rotary motion damper dampens the tangential force via a greased shaft.

19. A printing system comprising:
a printer comprising:
an ejection device to deposit print liquid onto a substrate;
a controller to control operation of the ejection device to deposit the print liquid in a desired pattern; and
an interconnect comprising:
a needle to be inserted into a print liquid supply to allow print liquid from the print liquid supply to pass to the ejection device;
an electrical interface to establish a data transmission path between the print liquid supply and the ejection device; and
a rotary motion damper to dampen, via a controlled counter-rotation, a tangential spring-based ejection force; and

a print liquid supply comprising:
a reservoir to hold the print liquid; and
an interconnect on a print liquid supply comprising:
a liquid interface to establish a liquid path between the print liquid supply and an ejection device in which the print liquid supply is installed;
an electrical interface to establish a data transmission path between the print liquid supply and the ejection device; and
a number of slots formed on an external surface of the interconnect;

wherein the slots and the rotary motion damper form a rack and pinion.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the rack and pinion slow the ejection speed and insertion speed of the print liquid supply.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Leiser Judson M
• Ring James
• Thielman Jeffrey L

Classifications

• B41J2/17526 Primary

  Electrical contacts to the cartridge · CPC title

• B41J2/17513

  Inner structure · CPC title

• B41J2/17523 Primary

  Ink connection · CPC title

• B41J2/1753

  Details of contacts on the cartridge, e.g. protection of contacts · CPC title

• B41J2/1755

  mechanically · CPC title