Ink tank cartridge and ink-filling device therefor
US5946014A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17506
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink tank cartridge having ink-storing part for storing ink to be supplied to a recording head which ejects ink in droplets and being mountable to and demountable from a recording apparatus, the ink tank cartridge comprises a main body of a container constituting the ink-storing part; an ink-absorbent held in the main body of the container for storing the ink; an ink-supplying part for supplying the ink to the recording head; and an air communication part to communicate the interior of the main body of the container with the air, the air communication part having a large-diameter opening capable of opening the interior of the main body of the container to the outside and being provided with a plug member having a fine opening attachably to and detachably from the large-diameter opening.
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