WO2026119576 - COMPLIANCE ASSEMBLY WITH FLEX LIMITER
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Publication Number
WO/2026/119576
Publication Date
11.06.2026
International Application No.
PCT/EP2025/083610
International Filing Date
20.11.2025
Title **
[English]
COMPLIANCE ASSEMBLY WITH FLEX LIMITER
[French]
ENSEMBLE D'ADAPTABILITÉ AVEC LIMITEUR DE FLEXION
Applicants **
MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Inventors
HORROCKS, Glenn
BERRY, Norman
Priority Data
63/727,973
04.12.2024
US
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Quotation for National Phase entry
| Country | Stages | Total | |
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| China | Filing, Examination, Granting | 1878 | |
| EPO | Filing, Examination, Granting | 8118 | |
| Japan | Filing, Examination, Granting | 1923 | |
| South Korea | Filing, Examination, Granting | 1553 | |
| USA | Filing, Examination, Granting | 4740 |
Total:
18,212
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Abstract[English]
A compliance assembly for dampening ink pressure fluctuations in an inkjet printing system, said assembly comprising: an ink duct (40) having duct sidewalls (42A, 42B) and an opening (46) defined in a roof of the ink duct; a gasket (50) covering the opening, the gasket comprising a compliance portion (62) communicating with ink in the ink duct; and a rigid member (52) urged against the gasket for sealing the opening, wherein: the compliance portion is spaced apart from the rigid member; and the rigid member comprises a tongue (66) extending towards a floor of the ink duct, such that flexing of the compliance portion is limited by the tongue.[French]
L'invention concerne un ensemble d'adaptabilité permettant d'amortir les fluctuations de pression de l'encre dans un système d'impression à jet d'encre, ledit ensemble comprenant : un conduit d'encre (40) ayant des parois latérales de conduit (42A, 42B) et une ouverture (46) définie dans une partie supérieure du conduit d'encre ; un joint d'étanchéité (50) recouvrant l'ouverture, le joint d'étanchéité comprenant une partie d'adaptabilité (62) communiquant avec l'encre dans le conduit d'encre ; et un élément rigide (52) poussé contre le joint d'étanchéité pour sceller l'ouverture, la partie d'adaptabilité étant espacée de l'élément rigide ; et l'élément rigide comprenant une languette (66) s'étendant vers un fond du conduit d'encre, de telle sorte que la flexion de la partie d'adaptabilité est limitée par la languette.