Ink absorbing body, ink tank, ink-jet cartridge and ink-jet printing apparatus
US6234618A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17513
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink absorbing body stores an ink injected into an ink tank for an ink-jet with capillary force between fiber. On a surface of said fiber before filling the ink, a surfactant is deposited within a range of 0.002 to 0.2 wt % relative to a weight of the ink or in a range of 0.01 to 0.5 wt % relative to a weight of the fiber.
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