Patent ID: 6478415
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A rejuvenation station for a printer cartridge comprising;a housing with a first area adapted to hold a fluid supplier, and a second area adapted to hold the printer cartridge; a first fluidic interconnect in the first area, wherein the first fluidic interconnect is adapted to couple with the fluid supplier; a second fluidic interconnect in the second area, wherein the second fluidic interconnect is adapted to couple with the printer cartridge; a fluid path in the housing that couples the fluidic interconnects; an actuator extracting fluid from at least one of the fluid supplier and the printer cartridge, and inserting fluid into the printer cartridge through the fluid path; and a third fluidic interconnect in the second area, wherein the third fluidic interconnect is adapted to couple with the printer cartridge to insert fluid in the printer cartridge, wherein the second fluidic interconnect is capable of extracting fluid from the printer cartridge.