Incremental printing of symbolic information – Ink jet – Fluid or fluid source handling means
Patent
1995-03-08
2000-02-15
Le, N.
Incremental printing of symbolic information
Ink jet
Fluid or fluid source handling means
B41J 2175
Patent
active
060244410
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes at least one set of printing heads each adapted to print a printing medium with ink, and plural sets of ink feeding systems changeably or exchangeably usable for feeding ink to the one sent of printing heads. In addition, according to another aspect, an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of printing heads each adapted to print a printing medium with ink and a plurality of ink feeding systems changeably or exchangeably usable for feeding ink to the printing heads. In this case, each of the ink feeding systems includes an ink storing tank, a head connecting capable of detachably holding a printing head thereon, and an ink feeding passage by way of which the ink storing tank and the head connecting portion are connected to each other. A jointing portion at which the ink storing tank and the ink feeding passage are connected to each other and a jointing portion at which the ink feeding passage and the head connecting portion are connected to each other are constructed as a detachably connectable joint member.
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Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Le N.
Nguyen Thinh
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