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Liquid jet pipe holding element
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-09-07
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2010-09-07
Abstract
Abstract In a liquid jet recorder having a liquid jet record head mounted on a reciprocally driven carriage, a plurality of tubes connected to the liquid jet record head are accommodated in holes formed in a flat flexible member.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Abe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:37
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/17; B41J2/175; B41J19/00; B41J19/005; B41J2/17503; B41J2/17506; B41J2/17509
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
An ink supplying member for an ink jet recording apparatus having a main body and a recording head mounted on said main body for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium, said ink supplying member comprising: a plurality of elongated ink pipes for supplying ink to said recording head from said main body, wherein said elongated ink pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said ink pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
An ink supplying member for an ink jet recording apparatus having a main body and a recording head mounted on said main body for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium, said ink supplying member comprising: a plurality of elongated ink pipes for supplying ink to said recording head from said main body, wherein said elongated ink pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said ink pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
132 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head mounted on a main body of the apparatus for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium; a plurality of elongated ink pipes for supplying ink to said recording head from said main body, wherein said elongated ink pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said ink pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
132 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head mounted on a main body of the apparatus for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium; a plurality of elongated ink pipes for supplying ink to said recording head from said main body, wherein said elongated ink pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said ink pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a carriage having said recording head mounted thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A pipe member for an ink jet recording apparatus having a main body and a recording head mounted on said main body for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium, said pipe member comprising: a plurality of elongated pipes, wherein said elongated pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
A pipe member for an ink jet recording apparatus having a main body and a recording head mounted on said main body for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium, said pipe member comprising: a plurality of elongated pipes, wherein said elongated pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A pipe member according to claim 4, wherein said flexible holder is flat and belt-like in configuration with said internal passages in side-by-side relation and each of said passages is slit along its length on one side of said holder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head mounted on a main body of the apparatus for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium; a plurality of elongated pipes, wherein said elongated pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
118 words
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: an ink jet recording head mounted on a main body of the apparatus for movement relative thereto to effect recording by discharging ink to a recording medium; a plurality of elongated pipes, wherein said elongated pipes are at least as long as the maximum distance between a support section on said movable recording head and a support section on said main body; and a single elongated holder of flexible material having a plurality of internal longitudinal passages therethrough for the entire length of said holder, wherein said pipes are disposed in said passages and said holder extends from the proximity of said recording head to said supporting section on said main body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said flexible holder is flat and belt-like in configuration with said internal passages in side-by-side relation and each of said passages is slit along its length on one side of said holder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a carriage having said recording head mounted thereon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
An ink supplying member according to claim 1, wherein said flexible holder is flat and belt-like in configuration with said internal passages in side-by-side relation and each of said passages is slit along its length on one side of said holder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said flexible holder is flat and belt-like in configuration with said internal passages in side-by-side relation and each of said passages is slit along its length on one side of said holder.
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