Patent ID: 8671835
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
1. A liquid supply assembly for a printing system, the liquid supply assembly comprising: a reusable hollow body having a first end and a first flange that laterally extends outward from the first end and extends around the first end; a disposable cup insert that defines a liquid reservoir for holding ink, the disposable cup insert having a closed base and an opposite open outlet that is positioned at the first end of the reusable hollow body, the disposable cup insert also including a second flange that laterally extends outward from the open outlet and encircles the open outlet; a doctor ring shaped to be positioned outside at least a portion of the disposable cup insert at the first end of the reusable hollow body and outside at least a portion of the first end of the reusable hollow body in order to define a conduit through which the ink flows from the liquid reservoir of the disposable cup insert to a cliché plate for applying the ink to one or more objects via the cliché plate; and a seal positioned between two or more of the reusable hollow body, the disposable cup insert, or the doctor ring, wherein the first flange of the reusable hollow body forms a seat in which the second flange of the disposable cup insert sits to secure the disposable cup insert to the reusable hollow body.