Fluidic valves formed in a sub-assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11254139-B2
Application number	US-201816765047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2018
Priority date	Jul 13, 2018
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A print liquid supply sub-assembly, the print liquid supply sub-assembly to connect to a printer to provide a print liquid to the printer may include a print liquid output to connect to a print liquid input of the printer; a first fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output comprising a first fluidic valve to prevent the print liquid from entering a supply container upstream of the first fluidic valve; and a second fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output fluidically coupled to the first fluidic channel comprising a second fluidic valve to selectively prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A print liquid supply sub-assembly for a print cartridge, the print liquid supply sub-assembly to connect to a printer to provide a print liquid to the printer, the print liquid supply sub-assembly comprising:
a print liquid output to connect to a print liquid input of the printer;
a first fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, the first fluidic channel including a first fluidic valve to prevent the print liquid from entering a supply container upstream of the first fluidic valve; and
a second fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output fluidically coupled to the first fluidic channel, the second fluidic channel including a second fluidic valve to selectively prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve, the second fluidic channel and second fluidic valve extending downstream of the first fluidic channel and the first fluidic valve, a portion of the first fluidic channel including the first valve perpendicular to a portion of the second fluidic channel including the second valve, the second fluidic channel offset from the first fluidic channel, the offset of the second fluidic channel is a horizontal offset.

2. The sub-assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluidic valve includes a check valve ball and a seal to prevent flow of fluid past the check valve ball and into the supply container.

3. The sub-assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first fluidic valve includes a spring to force the check valve ball against the seal.

4. The sub-assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the check valve ball is a first check valve ball, the second fluidic valve including a second check valve ball and septum to prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve.

5. The sub-assembly of claim 4 , wherein the second fluidic valve includes a spring to force the second check valve ball against a selectively closable hole formed in the septum.

6. The sub-assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an interface between the first fluidic channel and second fluidic channel is located at a distance along an off-center length of the second fluid channel.

7. A print liquid supply sub-assembly to connect to a printer to provide a print liquid to the printer, the print liquid sub-assembly comprising:
a print liquid output to connect to a print liquid input of the printer;
a first fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, the first fluidic channel including a first fluidic valve to prevent the print liquid from entering a supply container upstream of the first fluidic valve; and
a second fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output fluidically coupled to the first fluidic channel, the second fluidic channel including:
a second fluidic valve to selectively prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve;
a number of ribs through which a fluid may flow past a check valve ball when the check valve ball is pushed into the second fluidic channel by a fluid needle.

8. The print liquid supply sub-assembly of claim 7 , wherein the second fluidic channel and second fluidic valve extends downstream of the first fluidic channel and first fluidic valve.

9. The sub-assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the first fluidic channel and second fluidic channel are at an angle with respect to one another.

10. The sub-assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the first fluidic channel and second fluidic channel are perpendicular with respect to one another.

11. The sub-assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the second fluidic channel is offset from the first fluidic channel.

12. The sub-assembly of claim 11 , wherein the offset of the second fluidic channel is a horizontal offset.

13. A print liquid supply sub-assembly to connect to a printer to provide a print liquid to the printer, the print liquid supply sub-assembly comprising:
a print liquid output to connect to a print liquid input of the printer;
a first fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, the first fluidic channel including a first fluidic valve to prevent the print liquid from entering a supply container upstream of the first fluidic valve; and
a second fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output fluidically coupled to the first fluidic channel, the second fluidic channel including a second fluidic valve to selectively prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve, the second fluidic channel offset from the first fluidic channel, the offset of the second fluidic channel is a horizontal offset, and the horizontal offset of the second fluidic channel is equal to the sum of the cross-sectional radii of both of the first and second fluidic channels.

14. A replaceable printing fluid supply comprising:
a container to hold a volume of printing fluid; and
a fluidic interface including a first fluidic channel fluidically coupled to the container by a second fluidic channel, the first fluidic channel including a fluidic valve to selectively prevent the printing fluid from passing out of the container downstream from the fluidic valve, the first fluidic channel and the second fluidic channel offset from a horizontal middle of the fluidic interface, the second fluidic channel offset from the first fluidic channel horizontally, the horizontal offset of the second fluidic channel is equal to the sum of the cross-sectional radii of both of the first and second fluidic channels.

15. The replaceable printing fluid supply according to claim 14 , wherein the first fluidic channel includes a septum and wherein the fluidic valve includes a spring and ball, the spring to force the ball against a resealable hole formed in the septum.

16. The replacement printing fluid supply of claim 15 , wherein a surface of the septum between the ball and the septum is concave.

17. A replaceable printing fluid supply comprising:
a container to hold a volume of printing fluid; and
a fluidic interface including a first fluidic channel fluidically coupled to the container by a second fluidic channel, the first fluidic channel including a first fluidic valve to selectively prevent the printing fluid from passing out of the container downstream from the first fluidic valve, the first fluidic channel and the second fluidic channel offset from a horizontal middle of the fluidic interface, the offset of the first fluidic channel and second fluidic channel from the middle of the fluidic interface is equal to the sum of the radii of each of the channels.

18. A replaceable printing fluid supply comprising:
a container to hold a volume of printing fluid; and
a fluidic interface including a first fluidic channel fluidically coupled to the container by a second fluidic channel,
the first fluidic channel including a fluidic valve to selectively prevent the printing fluid from passing out of the container downstream from the fluidic valve, the first fluidic channel and the second fluidic channel offset from a horizontal middle of the fluidic interface, and
the second fluidic channel including a second fluidic value, the second fluidic valve including ball to prevent backflow into the container when the ball is forced into a collar formed on a proximal end of the first fluidic channel closet to the container.

19. The replaceable printing fluid supply of claim 18 , wherein the first fluidic channel and second fluidic channel are offset from each other.

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Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Leiser Judson M
• Devries Mark A
• Hankins James D

Classifications

• B41J2/1752

  Mounting within the printer · CPC title

• B41J2/17513

  Inner structure · CPC title

• B41J2/17523 Primary

  Ink connection · CPC title

• B41J2002/17516

  comprising a collapsible ink holder, e.g. a flexible bag · CPC title

• B41J2/17509

  Whilst mounted in the printer · CPC title