摘要:
A liquid container detachably mountable to a container holder, the container holder includes a container body for containing liquid and including a front side engaging portion and a rear side engaging portion for engagement with the container holder, the front side engaging portion and rear side engaging portion being disposed at a leading side and a trailing side, respectively with respect to an inserting direction of the container into the container holder; and a projection, provided on only one of lateral sides of the container body which extend parallel with the inserting direction, for being guided, when the container is mounted to the container holder, along an upper end of a guide wall provided in the container holder while the other lateral side is being limited by an inner surface of the container holder, and the container is being rotated substantially about the front side engaging portion.
摘要:
An ink tank comprises a housing and a cover member, providing a hollow containing portion when bonded together, and in this containing portion, ink absorbent formed by laminating fiber material is contained. On the cover member, a rib is provided to extrude into the containing portion. This rib comprises a first directional rib arranged diagonally to the fibrous lamination face of the ink absorbent, and a second directional rib that intersects with the first directional rib orthogonally. On the position surrounded by the first directional rib and the second directional rib, an atmosphere communication port is formed, and around the atmosphere communication, the communication port guide that extrudes into the containing portion is arranged. The height of the rib is larger than that of the communication port guide. The rib presses the ink absorbent without being buried in it. With the rib thus structured, it is possible to enhance the use efficiency of ink in the ink tank, while preventing ink from leaking externally, and the rib from being broken as well.
摘要:
An ink container detachably mountable to an ink jet recording apparatus which includes a cartridge provided with a recording head and capable of detachably carrying the ink container, and includes a mechanical switch for detecting mounting of the cartridge by its displacement, the container including a bottom side which is provided with an ink supply port for supplying the ink from an inside of the container to the recording head and which takes a bottom position in use; a substantially vertical side having an engaging portion for mounting the ink container to the cartridge; a stepped portion, in the bottom side, forming a recess having an end which is open at the vertical side; and a projected abutment portion, provided adjacent the vertical side in the recess, for displacing the mechanical switch.
摘要:
An ink container detachably mountable to an ink jet recording apparatus which includes a cartridge provided with a recording head and capable of detachably carrying the ink container, and includes a mechanical switch for detecting mounting of the cartridge by its displacement, the container including a bottom side which is provided with an ink supply port for supplying the ink from an inside of the container to the recording head and which takes a bottom position in use; a substantially vertical side having an engaging portion for mounting the ink container to the cartridge; a stepped portion, in the bottom side, forming a recess having an end which is open at the vertical side; and a projected abutment portion, provided adjacent the vertical side in the recess, for displacing the mechanical switch.
摘要:
An ink container detachably mountable to an ink jet recording apparatus which includes a cartridge provided with a recording head and capable of detachably carrying the ink container, and includes a mechanical switch for detecting mounting of the cartridge by its displacement, the container including a bottom side which is provided with an ink supply port for supplying the ink from an inside of the container to the recording head and which takes a bottom position in use; a substantially vertical side having an engaging portion for mounting the ink container to the cartridge; a stepped portion, in the bottom side, forming a recess having an end which is open at the vertical side; and a projected abutment portion, provided adjacent the vertical side in the recess, for displacing the mechanical switch.
摘要:
A recording head cartridge in which ink tanks include a removal preventing pawl which is provided at a rear surface of an ink container and engages with a tank holder, and a latch lever which is provided at a front surface of the ink container and which has a latch pawl engaging with the tank holder. The height of a rear wall and a side surface of the tank holder are set to be lower than corresponding heights of the ink tank. During removal, the container abuts the upper end of the peripheral wall of the tank holder an dis rotated about this upper end so that a part of the side surface of the container is protruded externally of the holder. Accordingly, a space required to remove the container form the tank holder is placed external of the peripheral wall of the tank holder. Thus, removal space ordinarily wasted by a conventional tank holder can be eliminated.
摘要:
A liquid supplying system comprises a capillary force generating member accommodating container which stores therein a capillary force generating member for retaining liquid, and is provided with a liquid supply portion for supplying outward the liquid retained in the capillary force generating member, and an air vent through which the capillary force generating member is in fluid communication with ambience; and a liquid reservoir container which is provided with a liquid reservoir portion for storing therein the liquid to be supplied to the capillary force generating member accommodating container, and a communication path portion for supplying the liquid to the capillary force generating member accommodating container, and forms therein a virtually sealed space except for the presence of the communication path portion; wherein the capillary force generating member is provided with a layer in which the primary direction in which fiber strands therein are arranged is substantially horizontal, and this layer is in the region connecting the liquid supply portion and communication path portion; and wherein the communication path portion is positioned at a level higher than the liquid supply portion, and lower than the top surface of the capillary force generating member.