Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid ejecting device, a head, and a liquid filling method.
Description of the Related Art
As a liquid ejecting device (e.g., an ink-jet printing device) for ejecting liquid such as ink to print an image or character, for example, there is one having a form in which a head having an ink tank at a carriage is mounted and a main tank is arranged for storing ink at another position from the carriage. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-249560 discloses a liquid ejecting device that supplies ink in a main tank to an ink tank on the head side through a tube, and ejects the ink from an ejecting unit. With the liquid ejecting device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-249560, a bulb unit for closing and opening a flow passage in response to a negative pressure in the head is connected between the tube and the head.
A liquid ejecting device of the present invention includes: a liquid container that can store liquid thereinside; a head provided on a carriage and including a liquid containing unit that has a holding member capable of holding liquid thereinside and a liquid ejecting unit that ejects liquid; and a flexible member that connects the liquid container to the liquid containing unit and supplies the liquid stored inside the liquid container to the liquid containing unit, wherein an internal space of the liquid containing unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a value obtained by dividing a length of a long side of a cross-section along a horizontal surface in the internal space by a length of the holding member along a gravity direction is 1.5 or more in a posture having the head provided on the carriage.
Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments (with reference to the attached drawings).
However, it is found out that the liquid ejecting device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-249560 has the following problem. That is, vibrations are generated on a liquid surface of liquid (ink) contained in a liquid containing unit (ink tank) of the head by movement of a carriage mounting the head, impact applied to the head, and the like, and the liquid surface is oscillated in the case where the liquid is ejected. In the case where the liquid surface is oscillated, pressure due to the liquid is unstable inside the liquid containing unit, and the unstability of pressure is transmitted to the liquid inside the head. Thus, the liquid is sometimes unstably ejected from the head.
In consideration of the situations, according to the present invention, there are provided a liquid ejecting device for stably containing liquid inside a liquid containing unit, a head, and a liquid filling method.
Hereinbelow, a description will be given of a liquid ejecting device and a head according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The head 5 is configured capable of being mounted on a carriage (supporting member) 31, and is provided on the carriage by being connected to a joint (not shown) provided on an upper part of the carriage 31. The head 5 is connected to a flexible member 3 such as a tube, and another end of the flexible member 3 is connected to a liquid container 2. In the case where the head 5 is attached to the carriage 31, the head 5 communicates with the liquid container 2 via the joint and the flexible member 3. The liquid ejecting device 1 is a serial-scanning-type printing device, and a carriage 31 is movably guided in a main scanning direction by a guide shaft. The carriage 31 reciprocates in a main scanning direction with a carriage motor and a driving force transmitting mechanism such as a belt that transmits its driving force.
The carriage 31 is mounted with the head 5 that integrally includes a liquid ejecting unit (ink ejecting unit) 8 and a liquid containing unit (ink tank unit) 25 that supplies liquid (ink) to the liquid ejecting unit 8. As mentioned above, the carriage 31 is configured capable of supporting the head 5. The liquid containing unit 25 in the head 5 is configured capable of storing the liquid thereinside. Note that the liquid containing unit and the liquid ejecting unit may not be integrated, but may be separately formed.
A printing medium such as a sheet is conveyed in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to a main scanning direction of the carriage 31 with a conveyance roller. The liquid ejecting device 1 repeats a printing operation for ejecting the liquid to a print area of the printing medium on a platen while moving the liquid ejecting unit 8 in the main scanning direction and a conveying operation for conveying the printing medium in the sub-scanning direction by a distance corresponding to a printing width thereof. Thus, images are sequentially printed (formed) on the printing medium.
A plurality of ejecting ports, a plurality of pressure chambers communicated with the plurality of ejecting ports, and a plurality of flow passages communicated with the pressure chambers are respectively formed in the liquid ejecting unit 8 in the head 5. The liquid is supplied via the respective flow passages to the pressure chambers formed inside the liquid ejecting unit 8 from the liquid containing unit 25 in the head 5. Each pressure chamber has, e.g., a heat generating element (electricity/heat converter) as an energy generating element. The heat generating element is energized via a wiring, and thermal energy is generated from the heat generating element, thereby heating the liquid in the pressure chamber and generating bubbles with film boiling. Liquid droplets are ejected from the ejecting port with bubble generating energy at this time. A piezoelectric element or the like may be used as an energy generating element.
The head 5 includes the liquid containing unit 25. The liquid containing unit 25 in the head 5 is formed, mainly with a cover member 17 attached to a case 16. The liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting unit 8 is once stored inside the liquid containing unit 25.
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A sealing state is formed inside the head 5, excluding an ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8 and an opening part of the liquid supply tube 7. An elastic member 9 is arranged inside the supply passage 26 of the joint 6. The elastic member 9 is arranged between an outer peripheral portion of the liquid supply tube 7 and an inner peripheral portion of the supply passage 26 of the joint 6, thereby sealing a space between the liquid supply tube 7 of the head 5 and the supply passage 26 of the joint 6. Thus, the liquid can be preferably supplied from the joint 6 to the head 5.
As mentioned above, the liquid container 2 is connected to another end side of the side connected to the head 5 in the flexible member 3. Mainly, the liquid container 2 is divided into the liquid containing unit 10 and a buffer chamber 11. The liquid containing unit 10 ensures the sealing of the inside, except for the communication opening 12. A linking tube 13 is attached to the liquid containing unit 10. The inside of the liquid containing unit 10 communicates with the flow passage of the linking tube 13, and they are connected to each other.
The linking tube 13 is provided near the lowermost position of the liquid containing unit 10 in the gravity direction thereof. An external air communication hole 14 is provided to the buffer chamber 11. The inside of the buffer chamber 11 communicates with external air. The liquid containing unit 10 communicates with the buffer chamber 11 via a communication path 15 and the communication opening 12. In the case where the environment temperature of the liquid container 2 is higher or the environmental pressure is low, the buffer chamber 11 is a space for escaping the liquid corresponding to the expansion of air inside the liquid containing unit 10 or in the head 5.
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Further, in the case where the ejection of the liquid from the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8 continues by the printing, the negative pressure in the head 5 is thus increased. In the case where the negative pressure inside the liquid ejecting unit 8 is larger than the sum of flow resistance of a liquid supply passage from the liquid container 2 to the head 5 and meniscus force in the communication opening 12, external air is supplied to the liquid containing unit 10 from the communication opening 12. Therefore, the liquid is supplied from the liquid container 2 to the head 5 via the flexible member 3. As a consequence, the negative pressure in the head 5 is reduced and a previous state before the printing is recovered. Therefore, the negative pressure inside the liquid ejecting unit 8 is kept constant.
Repeating the series of operations as mentioned above allows supply of the liquid to the head 5 from the liquid container 2 in the liquid ejecting device 1.
As the carriage 31 is moved in the main scanning direction, the head 5 is moved accordingly, and the liquid is ejected from the liquid ejecting unit 8. The ejected liquid lands on the printing medium or the like to perform the printing. During the printing, the liquid contained in the liquid container 2 is supplied to the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5 via the flexible member 3. As a result, the liquid in the liquid container 2 is continuously supplied to the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5.
The holding member 18 that can hold the liquid is stored inside the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5. The example of the holding member 18 includes a fiber suction member. Further, in a flow passage from the liquid containing unit 25 to the liquid ejecting unit 8 in the head 5, a filter 19 is provided not to mix dust to the liquid ejecting unit 8. The liquid with a constant quantity is held in the holding member 18.
An ejecting port for ejecting the liquid in the liquid ejecting unit 8 is provided at the bottom in the gravity direction in the case 16. The holding member 18 for holding the liquid is arranged in the case 16. The liquid containing unit 25 communicates with a liquid chamber (liquid flow passage) 20 communicated with the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8 via the filter 19. The cover member 17 is welded to the opening on the upper surface in a state of mounting to the carriage 31 in the case 16.
A rib is formed on the cover member 17. The rib provided on the cover member 17 presses the holding member 18 downward in the gravity direction by the welding of the cover member 17 to the case 16. As a result, the holding member 18 and the filter 19 are configured to reliably and closely contact with each other.
In order to supply the liquid held in the holding member 18 to the liquid ejecting unit 8, it is required to keep a state in which the holding member 18 and the filter 19 are press-contacted with each other. Thus, a pressing rib 29 for pressing the holding member 18 toward the filter 19 is arranged on the rear surface of the cover member 17. Therefore, in the case where the cover member 17 is welded and attached to a cartridge case 4 of the liquid containing unit in a state in which the holding member 5 is stored in the liquid containing unit, a pressing rib 29 presses the holding member 5, and thereby the holding member 18 and the filter 19 are reliably and closely contacted with each other. Since the holding member 18 and the filter 19 are arranged to reliably and closely contact with each other, the liquid is efficiently supplied to the liquid ejecting unit 8 from the holding member 18 via the filter 19.
Further, the liquid supply tube 7 serving as a connecting unit to the joint 6 is formed in the cover member 17. The liquid supplied to the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5 from the joint 6 enters the head 5 through the liquid supply tube 7 of the cover member 17. The liquid supplied inside the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5 is once held in the holding member 18, and passes through the holding member 18, the filter 19, and the liquid chamber 20, thereby being guided to the ejecting port. A projected portion 27 for positioning to the joint 6 is formed on the cover member 17. The projected portion 27 is pin-shaped, and is projected from the cover member 17 in a direction (direction towards the joint 6 of the flexible member 3) to the outside of the liquid containing unit.
A positioning port 28 is formed at a position corresponding to the projected portion 27 in the joint 6. The projected portion 27 formed on the cover member 17 is inserted to the positioning port 28 formed on the joint 6, thereby properly positioning between the cover member 17 and the joint 6. Thus, the joint 6 can be precisely attached to the head 5.
Next, a description is given of a shape of the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5.
In the head 5 of the first embodiment, reference symbol z denotes a length of a side of the holding member 18 in a height direction in a posture in which the head 5 is mounted in the liquid ejecting device, and reference symbol y denotes a length of a side of an inner wall of the liquid containing unit of the liquid containing unit 25 along a sub-scanning direction. At this time, the head 5 is formed so that y/z is 1.5 or more. That is, an internal space of the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5 is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape. In a posture in which the head 5 is provided on the carriage 31, the head 5 is formed so that a value obtained by dividing a length of a long side of a cross-section along a horizontal surface of the internal space by a length of the holding member 18 along the gravity direction is 1.5 or more.
Since the liquid containing unit 25 and the holding member 18 of the head 5 are thus formed, the cross-section area along a surface in parallel with the horizontal surface of the liquid containing unit 25 is widened. The liquid containing unit 25 that stores the liquid has a space with a wide cross-sectional area. On the other hand, the flow passage towards the liquid ejecting unit 8 communicated with the space is formed with a narrow cross-sectional area. Thus, in the case where the liquid flows in the flow passage towards the liquid ejecting unit 8 from the liquid containing unit 25, high resistance is generated. Since high resistance is generated in the flow of the liquid, it is difficult for the liquid stored in the liquid containing unit 25 to flow therefrom.
Further, inside the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5, the liquid is held by the holding member 18. Therefore, in the case where the liquid flows therefrom, higher resistance is applied to the liquid. Since higher resistance is applied to the movement of the liquid, even in the case where impact is applied to the head 5 and inertia force due to scanning with the head 5 is applied to the liquid inside the liquid containing unit 25, the liquid is stably contained in the liquid containing unit 25.
Furthermore, in the head 5, the supply port 21 is not arranged at a position facing the flow passage entrance 22 communicated with the liquid chamber 20 adjacent to the liquid ejecting unit 8. The supply port 21 is opened to the inside of the liquid containing unit and is an entrance of the liquid supplied from the liquid container into the inside of the liquid containing unit. The supply port 21 is at a position offset from the position facing a forming position of the flow passage entrance 22 where the internal space of the liquid containing unit 25 and the liquid chamber 20 communicate with each other. Therefore, the liquid supplied to the liquid containing unit moves without fail in the horizontal direction (with a component in the horizontal direction) inside the holding member 18 until the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting unit 8.
In the case where the liquid moves in the horizontal direction inside the holding member 18, relatively high resistance is received from the holding member 18. Therefore, the liquid passing through the part is difficult to move further. Therefore, the liquid that is once contained inside the liquid containing unit is difficult to move further. The liquid is unlikely to receive influence from vibrations and the like, and is more stably contained.
In case the holding member is not arranged in the liquid containing unit and the liquid is directly contained in the liquid containing unit, further in the case where inertia force due to the impact or scanning is applied to the liquid contained inside the liquid containing unit, vibrations may be generated on the liquid surface. As a consequence, pressure of the liquid contained inside the liquid containing unit may change and the scale of the pressure of the liquid contained inside the liquid containing unit may become unstable. However, in the head 5 of the present embodiment, the liquid is held by the holding member 18 inside the liquid containing unit, and thus the movement of the liquid due to the oscillation can be suppressed.
From the above, the liquid is stably contained in the liquid containing unit, and therefore, the liquid can be stably supplied to the liquid ejecting unit from the liquid containing unit. Since the liquid is stably supplied to the liquid ejecting unit, the liquid can be stably ejected from the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit. Thus, it is possible to precisely eject the liquid from the liquid ejecting unit. Therefore, it is possible keep high quality of a printed image obtained by the printing.
Further, the liquid stored inside the liquid containing unit 25 is difficult to flow therefrom. On the other hand, air bubbles remaining in the liquid containing unit 25 easily flow therefrom. Therefore, by using a difference in easiness of flow between the liquid and the air bubbles, it is possible to easily remove the air bubbles from the liquid ejecting unit 8 and the liquid containing unit 25.
Even in the case where air flows in the liquid containing unit 25 and air bubbles are generated, flow resistance of the liquid flow inside the liquid containing unit 25 is high. Therefore, in the case where suction is performed via the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8, the amount of the liquid does not follow the degree of suction and only the air bubbles are thus efficiently removed. Further, since the negative pressure inside the liquid containing unit 25 is easily increased, it is possible to obtain a similar effect to that in choke suction with suction from the ejecting port in a state in which the liquid containing unit 25 is sealed. Therefore, since the air bubbles are removed from the liquid containing unit 25 in the head 5 with a simple structure, it is possible to realize small size and low costs of the printing device.
As a mechanism for removing the air bubbles, an area around the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8 of the head 5 is covered with a cap.
First, the space between the cap and the liquid ejecting unit 8 is sealed with the cap. In this state, a sucking pump is connected to the cap, thereby sucking the air by the sucking pump from the sealed space. As a result, the air bubbles remaining inside the liquid containing unit 25 are sucked together with the ink from the space sealed by the cap and the liquid ejecting unit 8, and the air bubbles are consequently removed from the liquid ejecting unit 8 and the liquid containing unit 25.
With this method, the liquid is supplied to the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5 via the flexible member 3 from the liquid container 2, and the air bubbles together with the liquid are removed from the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8.
Furthermore, in the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 5, the supply port 21 is not arranged at a position just on the top facing the flow passage entrance 22 communicated with the liquid ejecting unit 8. The supply port 21 is offset and formed from a position facing the flow passage entrance 22 through which the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting unit 8. Therefore, the liquid flowing to the liquid ejecting unit 8 passes through the holding member 18 with suction in the case where the suction is performed from the ejecting port of the liquid ejecting unit 8 for the purpose of removing the air bubbles. In this case, a constant amount of the liquid is stored in the liquid containing unit 25 with capillary force of the holding member 18.
In the case where the liquid ejecting device 1 is used for a long time, air gradually comes into the liquid containing unit 25 from a part of, e.g., the flexible member due to the difference in humidity from the external air, and air bubbles are generated inside the liquid containing unit 25. Therefore, it is required to evacuate air at an interval of a predetermined period. However, according to the invention, the distance from the ink supply position to the flow passage entrance to the liquid chamber is long, and an area for holding the liquid is increased, thereby holding a large amount of the liquid.
Moreover, it is so configured that the resistance of the flow for supplying the liquid to the liquid ejecting unit is increased with the liquid stored inside the liquid containing unit 25. In removing the air bubbles, only the air bubbles are removed without sucking a large amount of the liquid. Therefore, it is not necessary to suck a large amount of the liquid together in removing the air bubbles. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress an amount of liquid suction to be small in the suction.
Since the air bubbles are sufficiently removed with a small amount of liquid suction, driving force of the suction can be reduced, and the pump used for the suction can be reduced in size. Therefore, the liquid ejecting device 1 can be reduced in size and manufacturing costs of the liquid ejecting device 1 can be reduced. Further, the liquid inside the liquid containing unit 25 is sucked, thereby reducing the amount of liquid suction with a recovery operation in performing the recovery operation of the liquid inside the liquid containing unit 25. As a result, the consumption amount of the liquid can be reduced.
Moreover, the air bubbles can be fully sucked with low suction. Since the air bubbles are reliably sucked and removed, the interval for performing suction can be extended long. Therefore, the frequency for performing suction can be reduced and the number of suction can be reduced. Therefore, the amount of liquid discharged by the suction can be reduced, and the amount of consumption of the liquid can be further reduced. Since the amount of consumption of the liquid is reduced, operating cost of the liquid ejecting device can be reduced.
Next, a description is given of a head 52 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Note that a description will be omitted of parts similarly constituted to those of the first embodiment with the same reference numerals attached in the drawings, and only different parts will be explained.
According to the second embodiment, in the case where the supply port 21 is arranged in the end area on the opposite side of the flow passage entrance, the distance for the passage of the liquid inside the holding member 18 is longer. Thus, pressure loss is too high, and the ejection of the liquid may be unstable. In this case, as shown in
Next, a description is given of a head 53 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Note that a description will be omitted of parts similarly constituted to those of the first and second embodiments with the same reference numerals attached in the drawings, and only different parts will be described.
With capillary force of the holding member 18, the distribution of the liquid is gradually widened with an insertion position 24 of the liquid injection needle as apex, and the liquid is convexly injected as a result. In the head 53 of the third embodiment, the insertion position 24 of the liquid injection needle is arranged to the position corresponding to the flow passage entrance 22 of the liquid chamber 20 serving as the flow passage of the liquid ejecting unit 8, and the liquid is filled to the liquid containing unit 25. Therefore, with the liquid filling method of the third embodiment, the liquid can be stably supplied to the liquid ejecting unit 8, and the liquid can be stably ejected from the liquid ejecting unit 8.
In the case where the apex of the distribution form of the liquid is positioned just under the supply port 21, the liquid may leak from the supply port 21 at the time of distribution of goods. Therefore, the head may get dirty at the time of distribution of goods. Therefore, preferably, the supply port 21 is arranged at the position that is not just above the initial liquid injection position 24 to the liquid containing unit 25.
Next, a description is given of a head 54 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Note that a description is omitted of parts similarly constituted to that of the first to third embodiments with the same reference numerals attached, and only different parts will be described.
Next, a description is given of heads 55a and 55b according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Note that a description will be omitted of parts similarly constituted to those of the first to fourth embodiments with the same reference numerals attached, and only different parts will be described.
The head 55a is formed substantially into a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The head 55a has the rectangular parallelepiped shape with a cross-section along a plain surface parallel with the horizontal surface as being rectangular. Herein, reference symbol a denotes a length of a short side and reference symbol b denotes a length of a long side. At this time, b/a is 2.0 or more.
Further, each of the divided plurality of the liquid containing units 25 is formed substantially into a rectangular parallelepiped shape in the head 55b. The head 55b of
Depending on the shape of the liquid containing unit 25 in the heads 55a and 55b, the distance from the supply port 21 to the flow passage entrance 22 towards the liquid chamber 20 is not sufficient, pressure loss due to the holding member 18 may be insufficient. Therefore, the resistance of the liquid stored in the liquid containing unit 25 runs shortage and the stored ink may be unstable.
Therefore, in the heads 55a and 55b of the present embodiment, in order to sufficiently ensure the pressure loss with the holding member 18, the length of the long side b is formed to be longer than the length of the short side a. As a consequence, the length from the supply port 21 to the flow passage entrance 22 can be ensured to be sufficiently long. Depending on the configurations of the supply port 21 and the flow passage entrance 22, the pressure loss of the liquid passing through the holding member 18 can be sufficiently ensured.
Next, a description is given of a head 56 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. Note that a description will be omitted of parts similarly constituted to those of the first to fifth embodiments with the same reference numerals attached, and only different parts will be described.
As mentioned above, the liquid supply needle 30 may be used not only in the initial filling of the liquid to the head 56 but also in the supply of the liquid to the liquid containing unit 25 of the head 56 from the liquid container 2 during printing.
Further, the liquid may be continuously supplied by insertion of the liquid supply needle 30 inside the holding member 18 from the supply port 21. That is, the liquid is filled in the internal space from the leading end of the supply port 21 where the flexible member 3 and the internal space of the liquid containing unit 25 communicate with each other, and the liquid supply needle that can be inserted into the holding member 18 is inserted. The liquid is filled therefrom in the internal space via the liquid supply needle. In this case, in the case where the supply port 21 is arranged at a position offset from a position just above the flow passage entrance 22 facing the flow passage entrance 22 to the liquid chamber 20, desired pressure loss is also obtained from the holding member 18 in the liquid supply from the liquid supply needle 30.
Next, a description is given of a head according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. Note that a description will be omitted of parts similarly constituted to those of the first to sixth embodiments with the same reference numerals attached, and only different parts will be described.
In the head of the seventh embodiment, fibers formed of polyolefin-based resin are used as a material forming the holding member 18. The holding member 18 is formed by twisting of the fibers formed of polyolefin-based resin.
It is so configured that the liquid is held with the capillary force of the holding member 18. In the case where the capillary force of the material forming the holding member 18 is extremely small, the pressure loss inside the liquid containing unit 25 is low. Therefore, in the head, the pressure change inside the liquid containing unit 25 is increased by oscillation of the liquid surface of the liquid caused by scanning with the head or the ink supply by the flexible member. As a consequence, the liquid from the liquid ejecting unit 8 may be unstably ejected. Further, in the case where the capillary force of the holding member 18 is extremely high, the pressure loss due to the holding member 18 is too high and the liquid may be unstably supplied to the liquid ejecting unit 8 from the liquid containing unit 25. Therefore, the capillary force of the holding member 18 is preferably adjusted at proper level.
In order for the holding member 18 to function as a member for generating pressure loss more suitable for the head, preferably fibers forming the holding member 18 randomly make a plurality of intersections with each other, as shown in FIG. 11. That is, in the case where the fibers are touched to the liquid, force for moving the respective fibers in a direction of an arrow is operated with surface tension, or the like, of the liquid as shown in
Next, regarding the surface layer A of the fiber, the fiber thereof is heated at a resin temperature or more of the melted surface layer A. Regarding the core portion B of the fiber, the fiber thereof is heated at a resin temperature or less of the melted core portion B. With heating, the fibers are twisted in a state in which only the surface layer A is melted. Thus, intersection points as a result of plural intersections touch each other in a state in which only the surface layer A is melted. In the case where the surface layer A touched in the melting state is solidified, the touched fibers are melted. In a twisted state of the fibers, the intersection points of the fibers are melted and attached, and the whole fibers are therefore solidified. It is also a preferable measure to adjust the capillary force with the holding member 18 by adjusting the twisting degree at this time.
While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions.
This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-214265, filed Oct. 30, 2015, which is hereby incorporated by reference wherein in its entirety.
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