Ink jet printer
US8025372B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17523
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A main ink tank side connector of an inkjet printer moves, with respect to a sub ink tank side connector, between a first positional relationship where the two connectors are connected, and a second positional relationship where the main ink tank side connector is disconnected from the sub ink tank side connector. A wall member surrounds at least a connection portion of the two connectors when they are in the first positional relationship. A breaking portion breaks an ink film formed within an inner space of the wall member. The ink film is formed when the main ink tank side connector moves with respect to the sub ink tank side connector from the first positional relationship to the second positional relationship. The breaking portion breaks the ink film in a state where at least a part of the ink film exists within the wall member.
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