EP0440261A2
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Ink jet apparatus and ink jet cartridge therefor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-02-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-02-01
Abstract
Abstract An ink cartridge (4) detachably mountable to an ink jet recording apparatus, the ink cartridge (4) containing ink to be supplied to a recording head (1) includes an ink container (25) for containing the ink; and an adaptor (26) having a receptor (26A) for detachably receiving the ink container and an information medium (32) for storing information relating to the ink, the information being transmitted to the ink jet recording apparatus when the ink cartridge (4) is mounted therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiko Ujita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:46
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/17; B41J2/175; B41J2/17503; B41J2/17543; B41J2/17546; B41J2/17513; B41J2/17526
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
An ink cartridge detachably mountable to an ink jet recording apparatus, said ink cartridge containing ink to be supplied to a recording head, comprising: an ink container for containing the ink; and an adaptor having a receptor for detachably receiving said ink container and an information medium for storing information relating to the ink, the information being transmitted to said ink jet recording apparatus when said ink cartridge is mounted therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said adaptor exchangeably accommodates an ink absorbing material for accommodating residual ink ejected to maintain and recovery ink ejection of the recording head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to Claim 2, wherein said ink absorbing material and said ink container are accommodated in a cassette as a unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to Claim 2, wherein said ink absorbing material and said ink container are accommodated separately in said adaptor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to Claim 4, wherein said ink absorbing material is covered with a sheet material having an opening for ink discharge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to Claim 4, wherein said adaptor has a partition member between said ink container and a portion for accommodating said ink absorbing material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein an outer wall of said ink container and an internal wall of the receptor of said adaptor are provided with engageable portions for permitting engagement therebetween.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to Claim 3, a portion of an outer wall of said cassette adjacent to an ink supply needle of said apparatus constitutes an outer wall of said ink cartridge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein a side wall of said cassette is provided with a projection for facilitating mounting and dismounting thereof relative to said ink cartridge, and wherein the projection also functions as a guiding rail for mounting of said ink cartridge.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein a side wall of said cassette is provided with a projection for facilitating mounting or dismounting of said cassette relative to said ink cartridge, and wherein said projection also functions as a member for limiting a position thereof relative to said ink jet recording apparatus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein an ink collecting portion of said cassette is provided with an opening which is covered with a sheet for preventing external leakage of the ink, and a slit is formed to permit insertion of an ink tube therethrough.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein the information medium bears information relating to a driving condition of said recording head.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
109 words
An ink jet apparatus, comprising: an ink supply system for supplying ink from an ink cartridge containing the ink to be supplied to a recording head to the recording head; a recovery system for maintaining and recovering ink ejection from the recording head; a receptor to which the ink jet cartridge is detachably mountable; wherein said receptor is provided with a contact for electric contact with an information medium of the ink cartridge to read the information, wherein the ink cartridge comprises an ink container containing the ink and an adaptor having a receptor for the ink container and the information medium bearing the information relating to the ink.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to Claim 13, further comprising drive control means for driving the recording head in accordance with the information read.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
70 words
An apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein said ink cartridge receptor is provided with a guiding member contactable with a projection formed on a side wall of a cassette including the ink container and an ink absorbing material, the projection being effective to facilitate mounting and dismounting of the cassette relative to the ink cartridge and also effective to limit an insertion position relative to said ink jet recording apparatus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
69 words
An apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein said ink cartridge receptor is provided with a guiding member engageable with a projection formed on a side wall of a cassette including said ink container and an ink absorbing material, said projection being effective to facilitate mounting and dismounting of said cassette relative to said ink cartridge and also effective to guide said ink cartridge relative to said ink cartridge receptor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to Claim 13, wherein the recording head is provided with an electrothermal transducer for producing thermal energy to produce a bubble to eject the ink.
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