Abstract:
An ink absorber (24,25,26,28,34,45,46) is housed inside a housing of an ink tank (20,30,40) and is capable of retaining ink. The ink absorber (24,25,26,28,34,45,46) has an outer surface equal to or corresponding to a shape of an internal surface of the housing and is made of a fiber material obtained by compressing a fiber body and thermally molding at least a surface thereof. An ink tank (20,30,40) is comprised of the ink absorber (24,25,26,28,34,45,46) and the housing. An ink jet cartridge is comprised of the ink tank (20,30,40) and a print head (21,31). A process for producing the ink tank comprises a first molding step of molding a continuous fiber aggregate of a rod shape or a plate shape with elasticity, a step of cutting the fiber aggregate thus molded to form a fiber body, a second molding step of subjecting the fiber body to compression and thermal molding so as to provide the fiber body with an outer surface corresponding to a shape of the inside of the housing, thus forming an ink absorber and a step of inserting the ink absorber into the inside of the housing.
Abstract:
An ink absorber is housed inside a housing of an ink tank and is capable of retaining ink. The ink absorber has an outer surface equal to or corresponding to a shape of an internal surface of the housing and is made of a fiber material obtained by compressing a fiber body and thermally molding at least a surface thereof. An ink tank is comprised of the ink absorber and the housing. An ink jet cartridge is comprised of the ink tank and a print head. A process for producing the ink tank comprises a first molding step of molding a continuous fiber aggregate of a rod shape or a plate shape with elasticity, a step of cutting the fiber aggregate thus molded to form a fiber body, a second molding step of subjecting the fiber body to compression and thermal molding so as to provide the fiber body with an outer surface corresponding to a shape of the inside of the housing, thus forming an ink absorber and a step of inserting the ink absorber into the inside of the housing.
Abstract:
An ink jet recording method for recording by use of an ink jet head, which is provided with a plurality of elemental substrates having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements arranged in line, the substrates being arranged in the direction of such line, comprises the step of selecting adjacent discharge energy generating elements between adjacent elemental substrates to be ready for driving simultaneously or continuously, or the step of shifting the position to start the driving cycle for the discharge energy generating elements from the respective seamed portions between the elemental substrates, hence reducing the unevenness of prints brought about on the seamed portions between elemental substrates.
Abstract:
An ink container includes an ink storing portion for storing ink; an ink supplying portion for supplying ink to a recording head portion; an air vent for taking the atmospheric air into the ink container; and a hollow tube, one end of which opens to the atmosphere at the air vent, above the liquid level of the stored ink, and the other end of which opens within the ink container adjacent to the bottom portion of the ink container.
Abstract:
An ink absorber is housed inside a housing of an ink tank and is capable of retaining ink. The ink absorber has an outer surface equal to or corresponding to a shape of an internal surface of the housing and is made of a fiber material obtained by compressing a fiber body and thermally molding at least a surface thereof. An ink tank is comprised of the ink absorber and the housing. An ink jet cartridge is comprised of the ink tank and a print head. A process for producing the ink tank comprises a first molding step of molding a continuous fiber aggregate of a rod shape or a plate shape with elasticity, a step of cutting the fiber aggregate thus molded to form a fiber body, a second molding step of subjecting the fiber body to compression and thermal molding so as to provide the fiber body with an outer surface corresponding to a shape of the inside of the housing, thus forming an ink absorber and a step of inserting the ink absorber into the inside of the housing.
Abstract:
An ink jet recording method for recording by use of an ink jet head, which is provided with a plurality of elemental substrates having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements arranged in line, the substrates being arranged in the direction of such line, comprises the step of selecting adjacent discharge energy generating elements between adjacent elemental substrates to be ready for driving simultaneously or continuously, or the step of shifting the position to start the driving cycle for the discharge energy generating elements from the respective seamed portions between the elemental substrates, hence reducing the unevenness of prints brought about on the seamed portions between elemental substrates.
Abstract:
An ink jet recording method for recording by use of an ink jet head, which is provided with a plurality of elemental substrates having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements arranged in line, the substrates being arranged in the direction of such line, comprises the step of selecting adjacent discharge energy generating elements between adjacent elemental substrates to be ready for driving simultaneously or continuously, or the step of shifting the position to start the driving cycle for the discharge energy generating elements from the respective seamed portions between the elemental substrates, hence reducing the unevenness of prints brought about on the seamed portions between elemental substrates.
Abstract:
An ink jet recording method for recording by use of an ink jet head, which is provided with a plurality of elemental substrates having a plurality of discharge energy generating elements arranged in line, the substrates being arranged in the direction of such line, comprises the step of selecting adjacent discharge energy generating elements between adjacent elemental substrates to be ready for driving simultaneously or continuously, or the step of shifting the position to start the driving cycle for the discharge energy generating elements from the respective seamed portions between the elemental substrates, hence reducing the unevenness of prints brought about on the seamed portions between elemental substrates.