Ink supplement system
US6460982B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/175
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink supplement system comprises a bottle holder unit for holding an ink bottle storing ink and detachably attached thereto, and an ink tank for receiving ink from the ink bottle held by the bottle holder unit. Particularly, the ink bottle includes an ink supply port having a filter affixed to a back thereof, and the bottle holder unit includes an ink supplement pump which suctions ink through the ink supply port of the ink bottle attached to the bottle holder unit so as to supplement the ink into the ink tank.
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