Patent ID: 11958296
Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printing system comprising:
a print cartridge, comprising:
a main body;
a bladder disposed within the main body and comprising a fluid fill hole; and
a fluid interconnect assembly, comprising:
a mating component directly connected to the main body and comprising an inner channel; and
a fluid interconnector releasably supported by the mating component at an exterior portion of the main body, the fluid interconnector comprising:
a distal end portion comprising a tube configured to receive fluid from an external fluid supply for transfer of fluid to the bladder;
a proximal end portion comprising a needle aligned with the fluid fill hole of the bladder and that delivers fluid directly into the bladder from the tube through the inner channel of the mating component; and
an intermediate portion disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion, the intermediate portion being directly attached to the mating component.