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Ink container for ink jet recording having two different ink absorbing materials including a fibrous material

US5841455A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 1997
Grant dateNov 24, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17556
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ink container includes an ink discharging portion for discharging ink; an air vent; first liquid absorbing material for absorbing the ink therein; and a second ink absorbing material, disposed between the air vent and the first absorbing material, for absorbing the ink. The first and second absorbing materials at least partly contact each other.

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