Ink Supply
J012/J013/J014 6-44 SM
6.6.5 PRINT HEADS
The mechanisms that supply the ink from the print cartridges to the print heads are identical
for the machines of this series.
No. Component
1 AS Air Sensors x2
2 F Feelers x4
3 HT Head Tanks x4
4 --- Filter Units x2
5 H Print Heads x2
6 IM Ink Pump Motors x2
7 CT Print Cartridges x4
An air sensor [1], two feelers [2], and head tank [3] comprise the reservoir of the ink supply
system.
The ink flows from the head tank through a filter [4] that contains the piezoelectric element
that expands upon application of a electrical charge to force ink out of the nozzles of the
print head [5].
Two ink pump motors [6] drive the simple pump mechanisms that draw ink out of the print