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Title:
INK CARTRIDGE FOR RECORDING DEVICE AND INK JET RECORDING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/053104
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ink cartridge disposing, on one face of a cartridge case, connection terminals for a circuit board comprising a positioning means for charging an ink cartridge into a recording device, a port for leading out ink from an ink pack, a port for leading in pressurized air, and a storage means for storing the information on cartridge ink and an ink jet recording device having the ink cartridge mounted thereon; the ink cartridge, wherein the cartridge is fixedly positioned three-dimensionally and accurately in a holder by the positioning means, a mechanical positioning and electrical connection are made accurately, the reliability of operation of the recording device is increased; the recording device, wherein the connection terminals for the board is disposed on the upper side of the ink lead-out port with the cartridge charged by the positioning means, whereby, even if ink is leaked from the ink lead-out port, the connection terminals can be avoided from being stained from ink.

Inventors:
ISHIZAWA TAKU (JP)
KOBAYASHI ATSUSHI (JP)
KIMURA HITOTOSHI (JP)
ARUGA YOSHIHARU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/000386
Publication Date:
July 26, 2001
Filing Date:
January 22, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
ISHIZAWA TAKU (JP)
KOBAYASHI ATSUSHI (JP)
KIMURA HITOTOSHI (JP)
ARUGA YOSHIHARU (JP)
International Classes:
F16K31/06; B41J2/175; G01D15/16; G01D15/18; (IPC1-7): B41J2/175
Foreign References:
EP0516088A21992-12-02
JPS60198256A1985-10-07
EP0440261A21991-08-07
Other References:
See also references of EP 1164025A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kinoshita, Shigeru (4th floor 42, Nakasaiwai-cho 4-chome, Saiwai-k, Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa, JP)
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