Patent ID: 8544992
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid cartridge for a printing device, comprising: a housing including a floor having an opening defined therein; a chamber defined in the housing and configured to store an ink therein, the ink including an enriched ink; a capillary medium disposed in the housing and in operative fluid communication with the chamber; a wick disposed at least partially in the opening, the wick including a portion extending a predetermined distance into the housing such that the wick portion contacts the capillary medium; and an enriched pigment-confining member established inside the housing such that the confining member physically contacts the floor and surrounds at least a portion of a periphery of the wick, the confining member configured to i) block the enriched ink from the wick, ii) dilute the enriched ink prior to flowing through the wick, or iii) combinations thereof.