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Volume indicating ink reservoir cartridge system

US5754207A · kind A · utility

48Cited by
5References
23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1995
Grant dateMay 19, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/17516
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a computer-driven ink-jet printer, a carriage-borne ink reservoir system adjacent a print head, having a housing and a movable wall within and in sealing contact with the housing, the movable wall being observable and forming a portion of a variable volume ink chamber within the housing, the position of the movable wall being related to the volume of ink contained in the carriage-borne ink reservoir.

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