DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING AND SUPPLYING INK USED FOR PRINTING

• Main Authors: VANNICOLA MARK R, DRINKWATER WAYNE D, MENDOZA RICARDO H, WEGMAN PAUL M, MALTZAHN KEVIN L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.10.2013
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES; APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING, OR PRINTINGFOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PRINTING; PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, method and system for conveying and supplying ink to a printing system.SOLUTION: A system configured to supply ink includes an ink conveyance device having a container, a movable cover, a unit monitor, a thin film and a fastening dial. The system further includes a connection point. The connection point corresponds to the ink conveyance device, and when a movable cover is in an opened position, the fastening dial is configured to be fitted into the connection point. The system further includes a processor configured to communicate with the unit monitor to accelerate movement from a position where the movable cover is closed to a position where the cover is opened. The movable cover can be moved from the closed position to the opened position based on the type of ink in the container. Accordingly, removal of the thin film is accelerated, so that ink is supplied.