Abstract:
An ink absorbing body stores an ink injected into an ink tank for an ink-jet with capillary force between fiber. On a surface of said fiber before filling the ink, a surfactant is deposited within a range of 0.002 to 0.2wt% relative to a weight of the ink or in a range of 0.01 to 0.5wt% relative to a weight of the fiber.
Abstract:
A liquid container comprises an inner wall (102) that forms the liquid containing portion to contain liquid therein; an outer wall (101) that forms the container to contain the liquid containing portion therein; and a liquid supply portion for supplying liquid from the liquid containing portion to the outside. Then, the inner wall is arranged to be a member to generate negative pressure in the liquid containing portion by being deformed following the leading-out of the liquid, and also, formed by the material having an elastic modulus change of 25% or less against the temperature change of use environment. With the liquid container thus structured, it is possible to implement the stable supply of liquid by stabilizing the characteristic of negative pressure in the liquid containing portion thereof irrespective of the temperature changes of use environments.
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:
A residual ink amount detection module (20) has a supporting substrate (21), an information storage element (22) provided on the first surface (21b) of the supporting substrate (21), and an external contact electrode (24) provided on the second surface (21c) of the supporting substrate (21). Two through-holes (21a) are formed in the supporting substrate (21) so as to penetrate from its first surface (21b) to its second surface (21c). A sealing structure body (23) covering the information storage element (22) and the through-holes (21a) is provided on the first surface (21b) of the supporting substrate (21). The sealing structure body (23) is constructed from a light transmitting member and formed into a prism shape. The residual ink amount detection module (20) is fixed to a cup part (2) constituting a part of the housing of the ink tank with the sealing structure body (23) exposed into an ink containing chamber (6).
Abstract:
"recipiente para líquido e método de fabricação para fabricar o mesmo". recipiente para líquido montável de modo destacável a uma porção de montagem de um aparelho de gravação por jato de tinta, o recipiente para líquido inclui um invólucro definindo uma câmara contendo líquido; uma porta de suprimento, provida no invólucro, para suprir líquido contido na mesma a uma cabeça de jato de tinta; uma primeira porção encaixante para encaixar com uma primeira porção de travamento provida na porção de montagem, a mencionada primeira porção de encaixe sendo disposta sobre um lado do invólucro; uma segunda porção de encaixe encaixável com uma segunda porção de travamento provida na porção de montagem, a mencionada segunda porção de encaixe sendo disposta oposta a um outro lado do invólucro, o outro lado sendo oposto ao lado; uma porção de suporte para suportar de modo deslocável a segunda porção de encaixe; uma porção de armazenamento de informação para armazenar informação relativa ao recipiente para líquido; um contato eletricamente conectável com um contato provido na porção de montagem; uma porção emissora de luz; uma porção de exibição para direcionar a luz emitida da porção emissora para um lado externo do recipiente para líquido, onde a porta de suprimento é provida em um lado do invólucro que fica entre o outro lado e o um outro lado, e o contato sendo dispostos em uma região de uma porção de canto entre o um outro lado e o lado tendo a porta de suprimento, a porção de exibição sendo disposta adjacente a uma porção superior, em uso, no um outro lado do recipiente para líquido.
Abstract:
A liquid container suitable for use in a printer system is taught. The container has a supply port provided in a bottom wall, an information storing medium storing at least an individual information relating to the liquid, a light emitting portion, a display portion which is disposed adjacent a front wall and the top wall and at which a light from the light emitting portion is emergent; an electrical contact, and a substrate provided with the information storing medium, the light emitting portion, and the electrical contact. The electrical contact is provided obliquely adjacent a corner portion between the bottom wall and the front wall. The electrical contact is configured to connect with a connector provided in a holder carriage of the recording apparatus by a rotational movement of the liquid container caused by downwardly pushing the liquid container when it is placed in the holder carriage. The light emitting portion is controlled on the basis of color information and a control code for controlling the light emitting portion which are inputted through the electrical contact and the individual information stored in the information storing medium.
Abstract:
Recipiente para líquido (1) que se puede montar de modo desmontable en una parte de montaje (105) de un aparato, incluyendo la parte de montaje una primera parte de bloqueo (105) y una segunda parte de bloqueo (157), incluyendo dicho recipiente para líquido un cuerpo envolvente para contener líquido y un orificio de suministro (7) para suministrar el líquido a un cabezal por chorros de tinta, comprendiendo dicho recipiente para líquido: una primera parte de acoplamiento (5) dispuesta en un primer lado de dicho cuerpo envolvente y acoplable con la primera parte de bloqueo; una segunda parte de acoplamiento (6) dispuesta en oposición a un segundo lado de dicho cuerpo envolvente, que es opuesto a dicho primer lado, siendo acoplable dicha segunda parte de acoplamiento con la segunda parte de bloqueo; un elemento de soporte (7) desplazable para soportar dicha segunda parte de acoplamiento; un contacto (102) que puede establecer contacto con un elemento dispuesto en la parte de montaje, para permitir que unos medios de almacenamiento de información almacenen información que se refiere a dicho recipiente para líquido; y un sustrato (100) sobre el que está dispuesto dicho contacto, en el que dicho orificio de suministro está dispuesto en un tercer lado de dicho cuerpo envolvente, que está entre dicho primer lado y dicho segundo lado, y caracterizado porque dicho sustrato está dispuesto de modo inclinado en una zona de esquina entre dicho segundo lado y dicho tercer lado.
Abstract:
A liquid container detachably mountable to a mounting portion of an ink jet recording apparatus, the liquid container includes a casing defining a liquid containing chamber; a supply port, provided in the casing, for supplying liquid contained therein to an ink jet head; a first engaging portion engageable with a first locking portion provided in the mounting portion, the first engaging portion being disposed on one side of the casing; a second engaging portion engageable with a second locking portion provided in the mounting portion, the second engaging portion being disposed opposed to another side of the casing, the another side being opposite the one side; a supporting portion for displaceably supporting the second engaging portion; an information storing portion for storing information relating to the liquid container; a contact electrically connectable with a contact provided in the mounting portion; a light emitting portion; a display portion for directing the light emitted from the emitting portion to an outside of the liquid container, wherein the supply port is provided in a side of the casing which is between the one side and the another side, and the contact is disposed in a region of a corner portion between the another side and the side having the supply port, the display portion is disposed adjacent an upper, in use, portion in the another side of the liquid container.
Abstract:
A liquid container (1) detachably mountable to a mounting portion (105) of an inkjet recording apparatus, the mounting portion having an electrical contact portion (152) and a locking portion (156), said liquid container comprising: a casing for containing liquid; engaging portion (6) provided opposed to a first side of said casing, said engaging portion being engageable with the locking portion; a latching lever (3) elastically deformable and having said engaging portion; a supply port (7) provided at a second side of said casing and capable of supplying the liquid to an ink jet head; an electrical contact (102) electrically contactable to the electrical contact portion (152); a memory (104) for storing information relating to said liquid container, wherein the information is capable of being transmitted to the inkjet recording apparatus through said electrical contact and is capable of being transmitted from the inkjet recording apparatus through said electrical contact; and substrate (100) having said memory and said electrical contact, wherein said substrate (100) is located adjacent to said first side and said second side and is inclined relative to said first side and said second side, and wherein, by rotating said liquid container relative to the mounting about a third side which is opposite said first side, said engaging portion (6) is engaged with the locking portion (156) and said electrical contact (102) provided on said substrate (100) is connected with the electrical contact portion (152).
Abstract:
A forming method for a fiber aggregate in which fibers are heated to be welded with each other includes a heating step of applying heated air in an upward direction to a bottom of a block of the fibers to pass the heated air therethrough and to cause the block of fibers to float, wherein at least parts of fibers are melted while the block of the fibers float; a compression step of compressing substantially in a vertical direction the heated block of fibers to a desired thickness; and a cooling step of cooling the compressed block of fibers to solidify melted portions of the fibers at portions where the fibers intersect each other.