Patent · US Expired

Liquid cartridge and print head for an ink-jet printer

US6059403A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1996
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/17503
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The liquid cartridge 1 of the invention has a housing 25 containing a liquid. A wall 27 of the cartridge has an opening 31 for placement on a stub 11 of a print head 2. The opening 31 also has a sealing ridge 32 protruding in the direction of an axis of the opening 31 which exerts a sealing effect against a frontal surface 21 of a packing ring 17 of the print head 2. A locking shoulder 33 approximately parallel to the wall 27 in which the opening is formed is engaged with a counter shoulder 34 of the print head 2. The liquid cartridge formed according to the present invention is manufactured economically and is easily positioned in a proper position in the print head.

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