Patent ID: 6290348
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A method for fabricating an inkjet printer cartridge, comprising:providing a cartridge body having a plurality of compartments, each for holding a separate supply of ink, each compartment having an outlet port, the cartridge body further including isolated ink flow channels running from one of said outlet ports to a printhead mounting region;selecting one of a plurality of cartridge configurations using said cartridge body, said plurality of cartridge configurations including a first configuration wherein respective inks contained within the plurality of remain isolated from each other as the respective inks are passed from the respective outlet ports to the printhead mounting region, and a second configuration wherein the respective inks from two or more of the plurality of compartments are mixed as the respective inks are passed from the corresponding respective outlet ports to the printhead mounting region;based on the selected cartridge configuration, completing an ink flow path configuration between the ink flow channels and the printhead mounting region which determines, for the first configuration, that each ink flow channel remains isolated from other ink flow channels in the printhead mounting region, and for the second configuration, that an ink flow channel is joined with one or more of the other ink flow channels in the printhead mounting region; andmounting an ink-jet printhead to the printhead mounting region.