公开(公告)号：BRPI0704052A

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：BRPI0704052

申请日：2007-11-21

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I

IPC: B41J2/175

公开(公告)号：CA2623781A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-09

申请号：CA2623781

申请日：2008-03-03

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： ESPLIN ERNEST I ,  FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41F7/02 ,  B41J2/01

Abstract: An ink stick comprises an ink stick body having first and second opposed ends. A first interlocking face on the first end and a first interlocking fa ce on the second end have complementary nesting shapes and are oriented to allow the first interlocking face of an end of the ink stick body to nest with a first interlocking face of an end of an adjacent ink stick when in a linear sectio n of a feed path of an ink delivery system. A second interlocking face on the first end and a second interlocking face on the second end have complementary nesting shapes and are oriented to allow the second interlocking face of the ink sti ck body to nest with a second interlocking face of an end of an adjacent ink stick when in a non-linear section of the feed path.

公开(公告)号：BRPI0704176A

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：BRPI0704176

申请日：2007-11-21

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I ,  WRIGHT JOHN A

IPC: B41J2/435 ,  B41J2/48

Abstract: A solid ink delivery system for use with a plurality of solid ink sticks for use in solid ink printers is provided. The delivery system includes a guide for guiding the solid ink sticks in a prescribed path and a drive member for simultaneous engagement with a plurality of the solid ink sticks and extending along a portion of the prescribed path of the guide.

公开(公告)号：BRPI0705902A

公开(公告)日：2008-07-29

申请号：BRPI0705902

申请日：2007-12-11

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I

IPC: B41J27/00 ,  B41J2/175

公开(公告)号：BRPI0704058A

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：BRPI0704058

申请日：2007-11-21

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： ESPLIN ERNEST I ,  FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A

IPC: B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/175

Abstract: A solid ink delivery system (202) for use with a solid ink stick (206) for use in solid ink printers is provided. The solid ink delivery system is used for delivering the stick to a melting station (230) for melting the stick so that the ink may be transferred to media to form an image on the media. The delivery system includes a guide (203) for guiding the stick in a prescribed path. The guide defines a loading position (224) to permit the stick to be placed in the guide and a delivery position adjacent the melt station. The stick advances from the loading position to the delivery position in the prescribed path and a portion (207) of the prescribed path is arcuate.

公开(公告)号：CA2623779C

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：CA2623779

申请日：2008-03-03

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41F7/02 ,  B41J2/01

Abstract: An ink stick for use in an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises an ink stick body having first and second opposed end surfaces and first and second opposed lateral side surfaces. The ink stick body is rotationally symmetric about a vertical central axis of the ink stick body. The ink stick body includes an interlocking face on the first end surface and a complementarily shaped interlocking face on the second end surface. A key is on each of the first and second side surfaces. The keys of the first and second side surfaces are similarly shaped. The key on the first side surface and the key on the second side surface are rotationally symmetrically positioned with respect to each other about the vertical central axis.

公开(公告)号：DE602008002777D1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：DE602008002777

申请日：2008-02-21

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： ESPLIN ERNEST I ,  FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A

IPC: B41J2/175

公开(公告)号：DE602008001264D1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：DE602008001264

申请日：2008-02-20

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I

IPC: B41J2/175

公开(公告)号：BRPI0801701A2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-11

申请号：BRPI0801701

申请日：2008-03-06

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I

IPC: C09D11/02 ,  B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05

Abstract: An ink stick for use in an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device comprises an ink stick body having first and second opposed end surfaces and first and second opposed lateral side surfaces. The ink stick body is rotationally symmetric about a vertical central axis of the ink stick body. The ink stick body includes an interlocking face on the first end surface and a complementarily shaped interlocking face on the second end surface. A key is on each of the first and second side surfaces. The keys of the first and second side surfaces are similarly shaped. The key on the first side surface and the key on the second side surface are rotationally symmetrically positioned with respect to each other about the vertical central axis.

公开(公告)号：BRPI0705248A

公开(公告)日：2008-07-29

申请号：BRPI0705248

申请日：2007-12-12

Applicant: XEROX CORP

Inventor： FAIRCHILD MICHAEL A ,  ESPLIN ERNEST I

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  B41J2/33

Abstract: An ink stick for use in solid ink printers is provided. The ink stick is for use in a solid ink delivery system for delivering ink to a melting unit to melt the solid ink. The ink stick has opposed first and second stick external surfaces. At least one of the first and second stick external surfaces is arcuate.