Recording apparatus, printer, and an ink tank therein

Details Recording apparatus, printer, and an ink tank therein Recording apparatus, printer, and an ink tank therein

1997-04-22

2000-07-04

Le, N.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

B41J 2175

Patent

active

060828528

ABSTRACT:
A recording apparatus having a print head for printing characters on a medium and an ink tank for holding ink to be supplied to the print head. The ink tank includes an ink chamber having an ink holding member and an ink supplying port. A first meniscus forming member is located in the ink supplying port so as to be in communication with the ink holding member. The print head includes an ink introducing port for receiving ink from the ink tank and a second meniscus forming member located in the ink introducing port. When the ink tank is attached to the print head, the ink introducing port is coupled with the ink supplying port. An ink passing member is located in the portion where the ink introducing port is coupled with the ink supplying port. The ends of the ink passing member are in contact with the first meniscus forming member and the second meniscus forming member. The ink passing member is subject to only minor changes in volume upon contact with ink.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4771295 (1988-09-01), Baker et al.
patent: 5886721 (1999-03-01), Fujii et al.

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