Print material feed system
An inkjet printer has a print assembly and a print material feed system comprising a first circulation circuit and a second circulation circuit, the first circulation circuit fluidly coupled between the second circulation circuit and the print assembly.
1. An inkjet printing device having a print material feed system, comprising:
a print assembly;
a bulk circulation circuit;
a middle circulation circuit; and
a local circulation circuit, wherein
the bulk circulation circuit is configured to draw print material from a supply vessel into a mixing vessel and to flow print material around the bulk circulation circuit continuously,
the middle circulation circuit is configured to draw print material from the bulk circulation circuit through a bi-directional connection line, to return print material to the bulk circulation circuit through the bi-directional connection line, and to flow print material around the middle circulation circuit, and
the local circulation circuit is configured to draw print material from and to return print material to the middle circulation circuit, and to supply print material to the print assembly.
2. The inkjet printing device of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure control system to circulate print material through the local circulation circuit, and a circulation pump in each of the bulk circulation circuit and the middle circulation circuit.
3. The inkjet printing device of claim 2 , wherein the local circulation circuit comprises a supply reservoir, a drain reservoir, a negative pressure unit coupled to the supply reservoir and the drain reservoir, and a bypass line connecting the supply reservoir to the drain reservoir, wherein the pressure control system is configured to maintain a higher pressure in the supply reservoir than in the drain reservoir.