Patent SG-11201807297X-A (SG)
Title: Print module for modular printer having replaceable printhead cartridges
Inventor: PROFACA MARK
IPC: B41J25/34
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD 110111101110101011111 HO 11111 OM OH 1110 111111101110111111110111011# Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2017/190897 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: New South Wales 2113 (AU). BALALA, Rommel; 6-8 Ly- B41J 25/34 (2006.01) B41J 25/304 (2006.01) on Park Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). B41J 2/165 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (21) International Application Number: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, PCT/EP2017/057792 AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (22) International Filing Date: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 31 March 2017 (31.03.2017) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (25) Filing Language: English KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (26) Publication Language: English MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (30) Priority Data: SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 62/330,779 02 May 2016 (02.05.2016) US TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/408,629 14 October 2016 (14.10.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [IE/IE]; 61/62 Fitzwilliam Lane, DUBLIN, 2 (IE). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (72) Inventors: PROFACA, Mark; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). BURKE, David; 6-8 EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, — Lyon Park Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, SY, Billy; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North Ryde, New South TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, = Wales 2113 (AU). ALEMANA, Gilbert; 6-8 Lyon Park KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Road, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU). HIB- BARD, Christopher; 6-8 Lyon Park Road, North Rude, = (54) Title: PRINT MODULE FOR MODULAR = = 285 250 = - 265 = = 256 — = 270 = = 257 = 261 = — - --: •-• 1 - 111111 E -4-.... - 255 c.if 4 ...;- ...._ . ..° PRINTER HAVING REPLACEABLE PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGES 0117 ik , -t.„ - ^\" _a 11 n ANCIIIIIIIMa r --- I -.- I ---- I 4 111 .. • i 1 4 .4... --- Z.\"\" 7 - 7 _111 r4digl r \"1113111.P- f -- -- -1 '__-_, PI . - ----' i d *, i 4 / 1 111 _ ------ a411411 .01\"--,, ':011111111 --wilr\" 5 \" -'-. . t--4.- 1 fg * ? , ''''' , v - o ..- '1--- 1111 110 1 '\"*4 \ „..Per .4 - 11 - 60 10P- INI. 1 \" . ' 'i----.'\": 254 284 1 265 258 259 266 Il 252 -.-...-.. -,- ...1, 1 r 263 267 270 268 270 •-... 268 le 216 IN on FIG. 25 cc O cn (57) : A print module including a printhead cartridge releasably engaged with a supply module. The supply module includes ---- a body housing electronic circuitry for supplying power and data to a printhead of the printhead cartridge; and an ink inlet module and IN an ink outlet module flanking the body at opposite sides thereof. Each of the ink inlet and ink outlet modules having a respective ink 0 coupling engaged with complementary inlet and outlet couplings of the printhead cartridge. ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/190897 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIRMEMOMOHEIREIMMINVOIMIE Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))