Waste ink absorber, waste ink tank, liquid droplet ejecting device
US9227413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/1856
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To provide a waste ink absorber excellent in permeability and retaining performance, a waste ink absorber to be mounted in a waste ink tank to absorb waste ink discharged from a head for ejecting ink, includes, in a state of a single piece of the waste ink absorber not mounted in the waste ink tank, a portion low in density and a portion higher in density as compared with the portion low in density in a direction along a plane surface having a largest surface area.
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