SYRINGE BODIES
In some examples, an apparatus can include a syringe body, where the syringe body includes an inner portion of the syringe body including print material particles, and a print material output connected to the inner portion of the syringe body to output the print material particles from the inner portion of the syringe body, and a plunger located in the inner portion of the syringe body, where the inner portion of the syringe body and the syringe body are fixed relative to each other.
1 . An apparatus; comprising:
a syringe body, wherein the syringe body includes:
an inner portion of the syringe body including print material particles; and
a print material output connected to the inner portion of the syringe body to output the print material particles from the inner portion of the syringe body; and
a plunger located in the inner portion of the syringe body;
wherein the inner portion of the syringe body and the syringe body are fixed relative to each other.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of the syringe body is different than a cross-sectional shape of the inner portion of the syringe body.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the syringe body has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inner portion of the syringe body has a circular cross-sectional shape.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inner portion of the syringe body is oriented in the syringe body such that a space exists between the inner portion of the syringe body and the syringe body.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a switch located in a space between the inner portion of the syringe body and the syringe body.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the switch detects the plunger moving from a first position to a second position to output the print material particles from the inner portion of the syringe body.
8 . A print material particles container, comprising:
an outer syringe body having a cross-sectional shape;
an inner syringe body having a cross-sectional shape and coaxially located in the outer syringe body, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the inner syringe body is different than the cross-sectional shape of the outer syringe body; and
a plunger coaxially located in the inner syringe body.
9 . The print material particles container of claim 8 , wherein the outer syringe body has an ergonomically shaped cross-section.
10 . The print material particles container of claim 8 , wherein the outer syringe body and the inner syringe body are fixed relative to each another.
11 . The print material particles container of claim 8 , wherein the inner syringe body includes print material particles.
12 . The print material particles container of claim 11 , wherein the plunger is moved from a first position to a second position to cause the print material particles to be supplied from the inner syringe body to an imaging device.
13 . A system, comprising:
an outer syringe body having a cross-sectional shape;
an inner syringe body having a cross-sectional shape and coaxially located in the outer syringe body, wherein:
the cross-sectional shape of the inner syringe body is different than the cross-sectional shape of the outer syringe body; and
a space exists between the inner syringe body and the outer syringe body such that a switch and an electrical interface are located in the space; and
a plunger coaxially located in the inner syringe body;
wherein the plunger is moved from a first position to a second position to cause print material particles located in the inner syringe body to be supplied from the inner syringe body to an imaging device.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein, in response to the plunger moving from the first position to the second position, the switch is closed.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein a signal is transmitted to the imaging device by the electrical interface in response to the switch being closed.
16 . A print material particles container, comprising:
an outer body of a print material particles reservoir including a non-circular cross-sectional shape, wherein the print material particles reservoir includes print material particles;
an output to output print material particles to a receiving reservoir;
a structure to adapt a volume of the print material particles reservoir, wherein the volume adapting structure moves with respect to the print material particles reservoir to reduce the volume of the print material particles reservoir and move the print material particles towards and through the output; and
an output structure including the output at an end of the outer body, the output structure having a shape to interface with a cylindrical cross-sectional shape of an input structure of the receiving reservoir.
17 . The print material particles container of claim 16 , further comprising switch circuitry located along an inside of the outer body to detect at least one position of the volume adapting structure.
18 . The print material particles container of claim 16 , wherein the outer body includes an electrical interface located on a side of the outer body.
19 . The print material particles container of claim 18 , wherein the electrical interface is connected to switch circuitry of the outer body.
20 . The print material particles container of claim 16 , wherein the outer body has one plane of symmetry.
21 . The print material particles container of claim 16 , wherein:
the volume adapting structure and the print material particles reservoir include cross-sectional shapes that are a same shape such that the volume adapting structure moves along an inner surface of the print material particles reservoir; and
a cross-sectional shape of the outer body is different than the cross-sectional shapes of the volume adapting structure and the print material particles reservoir.