Patent ID: 11884076
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A fluid management system, comprising:
a waste tank disposed in an inkjet chamber;
one or more servicing fluid supply tanks disposed in the inkjet chamber;
one or more inkjet material supply tanks disposed in the inkjet chamber;
an inkjet printer disposed in a processing region of the inkjet chamber, the inkjet printer comprising:
a processing apparatus; and
an inkjet service station;

a servicing fluid management module operable to facilitate flow of servicing fluids, comprising:
a servicing fluid recirculation line fluidly coupled to the waste tank and the one or more servicing fluid supply tanks;
a servicing fluid supply line fluidly coupled between the one or more servicing fluid supply tanks and the inkjet printer; and
a servicing fluid return line fluidly coupled between the inkjet printer and the waste tank; and

an ink fluid management module operable to facilitate flow of inkjet materials, comprising:
an ink recirculation line fluidly coupled to the waste tank and the one or more inkjet material supply tanks;
an ink supply line fluidly coupled between the one or more inkjet material supply tanks and the inkjet chamber; and
an ink return line coupled between the inkjet printer and the waste tank.