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Ink absorbing body, ink tank, ink-jet cartridge and ink-jet printing apparatus

US6234618A · kind A · utility

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4References
22Claims
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Filing dateNov 1, 1996
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 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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