Ink jet recording apparatus with waste ink distribution paths to plural cartridges
US4965596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/1728
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes first and second cartridges, each containing ink and a water ink collection unit and detachably mounted on the apparatus, a recovery mechanism for performing recovery operation for a recording head, and a distribution path for distributing the waste ink generated in the recovery operation into the waste ink collection units of the first and second cartridges.
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