Ink container having electronic and mechanical features enabling plug compatibility between multiple supply sizes
US6305795A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0082
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is an ink container for use in an ink jet printing system. The printing system has a printhead under control of printing system electronics and an ink container receiving station for providing ink to the printhead. The replaceable ink container includes a plurality of container interfacing features positioned on the ink container to engage corresponding ink container receiving station interfacing features. The ink container interfacing features are disposed and arranged to allow a plurality of different sizes of the ink container to be installed at a particular location of the receiving station. The ink container also includes an information storage device that provides information indicative of a volume of ink contained in said ink container.
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