Ink cartridge and remaining ink volume detection method

    公开(公告)号:US07014304B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-21

    申请号:US10269944

    申请日:2002-10-15

    申请人: Toyonori Sasaki

    发明人: Toyonori Sasaki

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: An ink cartridge has a first partitioning wall 5 and a third partitioning wall 7 for dividing the inside of a case 2 into a first ink chamber 9 and a second ink chamber 10, and a second partitioning wall 6 for demarcating an atmosphere connection chamber 11. In an upper case cover 3 are formed an ink filling hole 13 communicating with the second ink chamber 10 and a pressure reduction hole 14 communicating with the atmosphere connection chamber 11. Therefore, when ink filling is being done, the filling apparatus and the pressure reduction apparatus need only be brought to bear from one side of the upper case cover, resulting in improved work efficiency. Ink filling can be performed efficiently because the ink successively passes to the second ink chamber 10 and the first ink chamber 9. After ink filling, the ink filling hole 13 and the pressure reduction hole 14 can easily be sealed off with sealing material. An ink cartridge is thus provided that can be easily assembled at low cost.

    Ink cartridge and recording device
    116.
    发明授权
    Ink cartridge and recording device 有权
    墨盒和录音设备

    公开(公告)号:US06938996B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-06

    申请号:US10758098

    申请日:2004-01-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: An ink cartridge is used mounted in a recording device with a hollow needle, a lever, a protruding wall, and an optical sensor. The lever and the optical sensor are located on either side of the hollow needle, but closer to the opening through which the ink cartridge is mounted. The ink cartridge is formed with two grooves open to the front and lower surfaces of the ink cartridge at positions that correspond to the protruding wall and the optical sensor. A light blocking member is disposed in the groove that corresponds to the optical sensor. When the ink cartridge is mounted into the recording device, one groove accommodates and is guided by the protruding wall. The other groove accommodates the sensor so that the light blocking member protrudes into the optical sensor. Also, the front surface of the ink cartridge abuts the lever, which uncovers the hollow needle so that ink supply hole in the front surface of the ink cartridge is inserted with the hollow needle.

    摘要翻译: 使用安装在具有空心针,杆,突出壁和光学传感器的记录装置中的墨盒。 杠杆和光学传感器位于中空针的任一侧,但更靠近安装墨盒的开口。 在对应于突出壁和光学传感器的位置处,墨盒形成有两个通向墨盒的前表面和下表面的凹槽。 遮光构件设置在与光学传感器对应的凹槽中。 当墨盒安装到记录装置中时,一个凹槽容纳并由突出的壁引导。 另一个沟槽容纳传感器,使得遮光构件突出到光学传感器中。 此外,墨盒的前表面与杠杆相接触,杠杆露出中空针,使得墨盒前表面中的墨供应孔插入中空针。

    Ink cartridge and recording device
    117.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20050140760A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-30

    申请号:US11002785

    申请日:2004-12-03

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: An ink cartridge is used mounted in a recording device with a hollow needle, a lever, a protruding wall, and an optical sensor. The lever and the optical sensor are located on either side of the hollow needle, but closer to the opening through which the ink cartridge is mounted. The ink cartridge is formed with two grooves open to the front and lower surfaces of the ink cartridge at positions that correspond to the protruding wall and the optical sensor. A light blocking member is disposed in the groove that corresponds to the optical sensor. When the ink cartridge is mounted into the recording device, one groove accommodates and is guided by the protruding wall. The other groove accommodates the sensor so that the light blocking member protrudes into the optical sensor. Also, the front surface of the ink cartridge abuts the lever, which uncovers the hollow needle so that ink supply hole in the front surface of the ink cartridge is inserted with the hollow needle.

    Ink cartridge and ink jet printer
    120.
    发明授权
    Ink cartridge and ink jet printer 失效
    墨盒和喷墨打印机

    公开(公告)号:US6099114A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-08

    申请号:US936681

    申请日:1997-09-24

    申请人: Toyonori Sasaki

    发明人: Toyonori Sasaki

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    CPC分类号: B41J2/17513

    摘要: An ink cartridge in accordance with the invention includes a cartridge case. The cartridge case defines an ink supply hole, an air communicating hole, an ink chamber adjacent the ink supply hole and a foam chamber adjacent the air communicating hole. The ink chamber and foam chamber communicate with each other via a communicating section at a lower end of the cartridge case. A porous member for occluding ink is disposed within the foam chamber. An ink filling device supplies ink to the foam chamber via the ink supply hole. A flow regulating member guides the supplied ink upwardly in the ink chamber when the ink is supplied by the ink filling device. Thus, ink can be supplied to the foam chamber efficiently and without leaving air in the ink chamber.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的墨盒包括盒壳体。 盒壳体限定供墨孔,空气连通孔,与供墨孔相邻的墨室和邻近空气连通孔的泡沫室。 墨水室和泡沫室通过盒壳体的下端处的连通部彼此连通。 用于封闭油墨的多孔构件设置在泡沫室内。 墨水填充装置经由供墨孔向泡沫室供给墨水。 当油墨由油墨填充装置供应时,流动调节构件将供应的油墨向上引导到油墨室中。 因此,可以有效地将油墨供应到泡沫室,而不会在墨水室中留下空气。