Title:
INK SUPPLY DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/077345
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an ink supply device that can, compared to conventional devices, reduce the likelihood of ink flowing out from an exchangeable ink vessel in the case that a male connector is pulled from the exchangeable ink vessel. As a solution, the ink supply device, which is for supplying ink (10c) to a recording head that discharges ink in an inkjet printer, is characterized by: being provided with an exchangeable ink vessel (30), which can be exchanged and is a vessel that retains ink (10c), and a male connector (41), which is inserted into the exchangeable ink vessel (30) in order to extract the ink (10c) from the exchangeable ink vessel (30); the exchangeable ink vessel (30) being provided with a plug (31) that occludes the insertion opening (30a) into which the male connector (41) is inserted; and the plug (31) being provided with a reed valve (32) that is pressed by the male connector (41) and opens when the male connector (41) is inserted into the insertion opening (30a) and that closes while contacting the male connector (41) when the male connector (41) is pulled out from the insertion opening (30a).
Inventors:
OHNISHI MASARU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/080853
Publication Date:
May 22, 2014
Filing Date:
November 15, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MIMAKI ENG KK (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/175
Foreign References:
| JP2005151642A | 2005-06-09 | |||
| JP2004049598A | 2004-02-19 | |||
| JP2000141687A | 2000-05-23 | |||
| JP2006224529A | 2006-08-31 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WATANUKI PATENT SERVICE BUREAU (JP)
A patent business corporation Watanuki international patent and a trademark office (JP)
A patent business corporation Watanuki international patent and a trademark office (JP)
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