Ink injection system and ink cartridge for use in the same
US7284846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17513
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink-cartridge ink injection system has: an ink cartridge to be injected with predetermined ink which is one of a plurality of kinds of inks, the ink cartridge including a display portion for displaying the kind of the predetermined ink to be injected, and a to-be-detected portion to be detected for identifying the predetermined ink to be injected, the to-be-detected portion being provided in a position corresponding to the predetermined ink displayed by the display portion, the position being one of a plurality of different positions corresponding to the plurality of kinds of inks; and an ink injector for injecting the predetermined ink into the ink cartridge, the ink injector including an ink identifying unit for detecting the to-be-detected portion to thereby identify the kind of ink to be injected into the ink cartridge before injecting ink into the ink cartridge.
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