公开(公告)号：US09956785B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15277628

申请日：2016-09-27

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Robert Mark Jacobs ,  Rodney B. Hill ,  Terrance L. Stephens ,  Chad D. Freitag ,  Blake Terry Weimer

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/14

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/1652 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J2/185

Abstract: A device includes a first connector arranged to connect to an ink supply, a second connector arranged to connect to a print head, a first chamber arranged between the first and second connectors, the first chamber forming an ink path from the first connector to the second connector, a second chamber arranged adjacent to the first chamber, and a compliant wall between the first and second chambers.A system includes a print head, an ink tank connected to the print head, and a compliant wall device connected between the print head and the ink tank, the compliant wall device having a first chamber forming an ink path between the print head and the ink tank and a second chamber, the first and second chamber separated by a compliant wall.

公开(公告)号：US09789697B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US15220686

申请日：2016-07-27

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： David L. Knierim ,  Steven Ross Slotto ,  Blake Terry Weimer

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  G01F23/24 ,  G01F23/26

CPC classification number: B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2002/17579 ,  G01F23/24 ,  G01F23/241 ,  G01F23/265 ,  G01F23/266

Abstract: A fluid sensor has a first electrode, a second electrode, a housing containing the first and second electrodes, such that the electrodes extend from the housing, exposed metal between the first and second electrodes, and a drive signal electrically connected to the second electrode, such that when fluid is present in the reservoir, either the first electrode senses the presence of the fluid, or the drive signal senses presence of the fluid. A fluid sensor has a first electrode, a second electrode, a housing containing the first and second electrodes, a drive signal electrically connected to the second electrode, and sensing circuitry to measure a current from the second electrode to indicate a fluid level.