| US 7,547,098 B2 | ||
| Printing fluid supply device | ||
| Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); Akira Nakazawa, Balmain (Australia); Christopher Hibbard, Balmain (Australia); Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain (Australia); Norman Micheal Berry, Balmain (Australia); and Garry Raymond Jackson, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/758,640. | ||
| Application 11/758640 is a continuation of application No. 11/014746, filed on Dec. 20, 2004, granted, now 7,249,833. | ||
| Application 11/014746 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/760254, filed on Jan. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,448,734. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0222841 A1, Sep. 27, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—86 [347/93] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A printing fluid supply device for a printhead, the printing fluid supply device comprising:
a printing fluid reservoir containing a quantity of printing fluid;
a porous body having a plurality of individual channels arranged in an array for supplying the printhead with printing fluid
under capillary action; and,
a fluid trapping layer between the porous body and the printing fluid reservoir for trapping the printing fluid from the printing
fluid reservoir such that it can be extracted by the plurality of individual channels and drawn to the printhead.
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