Patent ID: 8303098

Claim:
An ink delivery system for delivering molten ink to a printing mechanism comprising: a receiving reservoir for receiving molten ink; a reservoir system in fluid communication between said receiving reservoir and a molten ink outlet in communication with the printing mechanism, said reservoir system including: a first reservoir having a first inlet in communication with said receiving reservoir and a first outlet in communication with said molten ink outlet; a separate second reservoir having a second inlet in communication with said receiving reservoir and a second outlet in communication with said molten ink outlet; a first valve assembly disposed between said first inlet and said first outlet and including a first seal member movable between a discharge position closing said first inlet and an intake position closing said first outlet; a separate second valve assembly disposed between said second inlet and said second outlet and including a second seal member movable between a discharge position closing said second inlet and an intake position closing said second outlet; and an actuator assembly operably coupled to said first and second valve assemblies, the actuator assembly having a first actuator coupled to said first seal member and a second actuator coupled to said second seal member, said first actuator and said second actuator being configured for coordinated movement of said first and second seal members to enable one of said seal members to be in said discharge position and the other of said seal members to be in said intake position.