Maintenance aid device of a hydraulic circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9902167-B2
Application number	US-201615195255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	Jun 29, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a washing assistance device for the fluid circuit of an ink jet printer, including: a support ( 80 ) defining, between an access front face ( 80 c ) and a back face ( 80 d ), a substantially parallelepiped free volume ( 80 a ), support anchoring means ( 88 ), means forming 2 fluid connections, the support anchoring means ( 88 ) and the 2 fluid connections being disposed on or against the back face, on the opposite side to said free volume ( 80 a ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A washing assistance device for the fluid circuit of an ink jet printer, including:
a support defining, between an access front face and a back face, a substantially parallelepiped free volume;
support anchoring means;
2 fluid connections, the support anchoring means and the 2 fluid connections being disposed on or against the back face, on the opposite side to said free volume.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further including a first plug and a second plug, the first plug being connected to one of the 2 fluid connections by a first duct and the second plug being connected to another of the 2 fluid connections by a second duct.

3. The device according to claim 1 , the support further including side faces of the free volume, which are perpendicular to said front face.

4. The device according to claim 1 , the support including a base perpendicular to said front face.

5. The device according to claim 1 , further including at least one edge of said front face, extending parallel to the same.

6. The device according to claim 1 , the free volume including at least 2 compartments, separated from each other.

7. The device according to claim 6 , the at least 2 compartments including at least one rim extending along a part of said front face.

8. The device according to claim 1 , including at least one portion of a back plate, defining said back face.

9. The device according to claim 8 , further including at least one rim, substantially perpendicular to said back plate, provided with the support anchoring means.

10. The device according to claim 1 , the support anchoring means including a rotational axis of the device.

11. The device according to claim 1 , further including a system for latching containers disposed in said free volume.

12. The device according to claim 1 , further including at least one window in the back face of the device.

13. An ink jet printer including:
a printing head;
a circuit for supplying ink and solvent to the printing head; and
a washing assistance device comprising:
a support defining, between an access front face and a back face, a substantially parallelepiped free volume,
support anchoring means,
2 fluid connections, the support anchoring means and the 2 fluid connections being disposed on or against the back face, on the opposite side to said free volume.

14. A washing assistance device for a fluid circuit of an ink jet printer, including:
a support defining, between an access front face and a back face, a substantially parallelepiped free volume;
an anchoring device having at least one rim, one axis, one tab, one claw, or one hook configured to anchor the support in the ink jet printer;
2 fluid connections, the anchoring device and the 2 fluid connections being disposed on or against the back face, on the opposite side to said free volume.

15. The device according to claim 14 , further including a first plug and a second plug, the first plug being connected to one of the 2 fluid connections by a first duct and the second plug being connected to another of the 2 fluid connections by a second duct.

16. The device according to claim 14 , the support further including at least one of:
side faces of the free volume, which are perpendicular to said front face;
a base perpendicular to said front face;
an edge of said front face, extending parallel to the same.

17. The device according to claim 14 , the free volume including at least 2 compartments separated from each other, the at least 2 compartments including at least one rim extending along a part of said front face.

18. The device according to claim 14 , including at least one portion of a back plate, defining said back face.

19. The device according to claim 14 , further including at least one of:
a system for latching containers disposed in said free volume;
a window in the back face of the device.

20. An ink jet printer including:
a printing head;
a circuit for supplying ink and solvent to the printing head; and
a washing assistance device according to claim 14 .

Assignees

• Dover Europe Sarl
• Dover Europe Sarl

Inventors

• Berbiguier Mathieu
• Audouard Vincent

Classifications

• B41J2/185

  Ink-collectors; Ink-catchers · CPC title

• B41J2/20 Primary

  for preventing or detecting contamination of compounds · CPC title

• B41J2/16552

  using cleaning fluids · CPC title