CPC B41J 2/16552 (2013.01) [B41J 2/18 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16594 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A fluid management system, comprising:
a waste tank disposed in a lower region of an inkjet chamber;
a servicing fluid supply tank disposed in the lower region;
a inkjet material supply tank disposed in the lower region;
an inkjet printer disposed in a processing region of the inkjet chamber, the inkjet printer comprising:
a processing apparatus; and
an inkjet service station;
a servicing fluid supply line fluidly coupled between the servicing fluid supply tank and the inkjet service station of the inkjet printer;
a servicing fluid return line fluidly coupled between the inkjet service station of the inkjet printer and the waste tank;
a servicing fluid recirculation line fluidly coupled to the waste tank and the servicing fluid supply tank;
an ink supply line fluidly coupled between the inkjet material supply tank and the processing apparatus of the inkjet printer;
an ink return line fluidly coupled between the processing apparatus of the inkjet printer and the waste tank; and
an ink recirculation line fluidly coupled to the waste tank and the inkjet material supply tank.
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