Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ink supply device
- Patent Title (中): 供墨装置
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Application No.: US12323660Application Date: 2008-11-26
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Publication No.: US08439488B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Hirotake Nakamura , Shingo Hattori
- Applicant: Hirotake Nakamura , Shingo Hattori
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Agency: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP
- Priority: JP2007-307901 20071128; JP2007-311819 20071201
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract:
An ink supply device including an ink cartridge for storing an ink; a mounting portion which includes an opening from which the ink cartridge is removable in a direction; an elastic member which urges the ink cartridge accommodated in the mounting portion to the direction; and a lock member. The lock member includes a lock arm including an operating lever provided at a first end thereof, and a lock portion provided at a second end thereof; a supporting mechanism which movably supports the lock arm between a first posture in which the lock portion is disengaged from the engaged portion and a second posture in which the lock portion is engaged with the engaged portion to regulate a movement of the ink cartridge to the direction; and a stopper which is provided in the lock arm and contacts the ink cartridge when the lock arm takes the first posture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090135237A1 Ink Supply Device Public/Granted day:2009-05-28
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