Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225094 | LIQUID-JETTING DEVICE - An ink jet recording apparatus includes a slide member slidably supported at a cartridge holder and a lock claw member rotatably supported at the cartridge holder. The slide member slides along an insertion direction of an ink cartridge with respect to the cartridge holder between a first slide position and a second slide position. When the slide member is located at the second slide position, the lock claw member is located at a first rotation position. At this time, the ink cartridge is incapable of being removed from the cartridge holder. When the slide member moves to the first slide position from the second slide position, the lock claw member is located at the second rotation position. At this time, the ink cartridge is removable from the cartridge holder. | 09-18-2008 |
20090256893 | ATTACHMENT, LIQUID CONTAINER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - An attachment is mounted on a cartridge holder of a printer as a replacement of an ink cartridge. An ink outlet member having a link passage is separably secured to an attachment body. Ink is supplied from the exterior to the ink outlet member through an ink supply tube. When the attachment is mounted on the cartridge holder, a downstream end of the ink outlet member is positioned with respect to and connected to an ink supply needle of the printer. Accordingly, the attachment is easily and quickly installed in a liquid ejection apparatus. This reduces costs and makes it easy to use the attachment. | 10-15-2009 |
20090322833 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes liquid cartridges, each of which includes a liquid container and a pressure chamber, the liquid container having a flexible portion and storing liquid therein, and the pressure chamber applying pressure to the flexible portion of the liquid container; a liquid ejection head, which ejects the liquid; liquid flow paths, which communicate the liquid containers with the liquid ejection head; and an air supply member, which supplies pressurized air to the pressure chambers for compressing the flexible portions so as to supply the liquid from the liquid containers to the liquid flow paths. The air supply member includes: a distribution member, which has an air intake portion for introducing the pressurized air, and air outlet portions for distributing the pressurized air to the liquid cartridges, and branch flow paths, which respectively communicate the air outlet portions with the pressure chambers of the liquid cartridges. | 12-31-2009 |
20100134574 | ATTACHMENT, LIQUID CONTAINER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - An attachment is mounted on a cartridge holder of a printer as a replacement of an ink cartridge. An ink outlet member having a link passage is separably secured to an attachment body. Ink is supplied from the exterior to the ink outlet member through an ink supply tube. When the attachment is mounted on the cartridge holder, a downstream end of the ink outlet member is positioned with respect to and connected to an ink supply needle of the printer. Accordingly, the attachment is easily and quickly installed in a liquid ejection apparatus. This reduces costs and makes it easy to use the attachment. | 06-03-2010 |
20110018947 | Liquid Supply Flow Path Device And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Using The Same - [Object] To provide a liquid supply flow path device which, even when a liquid is supplied from an external tank to the inside of a liquid ejecting apparatus body, can prevent stop of liquid supply that is caused by flattening by a casing cover, without impairing the operability, the performance, and the appearance of the liquid ejecting apparatus; and a liquid ejecting apparatus using the same. | 01-27-2011 |
20110148998 | LIQUID SUPPLYING AND COLLECTING APPARATUS - An ink supplying and collecting apparatus includes a case, ink cartridges detachably attached to the case, and a collecting container detachably attached to the case. The ink cartridges supply ink to a recording head of a printer via ink supply tubes. The collecting container collects ink drained from the recording head via an ink drain tube. The case is located outside of and is separate from the printer. Thus, the sizes and shapes of the ink cartridges and the collecting container can be freely designed. | 06-23-2011 |
20110279587 | ATTACHMENT, LIQUID CONTAINER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - An attachment is mounted on a cartridge holder of a printer as a replacement of an ink cartridge. An ink outlet member having a link passage is separably secured to an attachment body. Ink is supplied from the exterior to the ink outlet member through an ink supply tube. When the attachment is mounted on the cartridge holder, a downstream end of the ink outlet member is positioned with respect to and connected to an ink supply needle of the printer. Accordingly, the attachment is easily and quickly installed in a liquid ejection apparatus. This reduces costs and makes it easy to use the attachment. | 11-17-2011 |
20120236086 | LIQUID SUPPLYING AND COLLECTING APPARATUS - An ink supplying and collecting apparatus includes a case, ink cartridges detachably attached to the case, and a collecting container detachably attached to the case. The ink cartridges supply ink to a recording head of a printer via ink supply tubes. The collecting container collects ink drained from the recording head via an ink drain tube. The case is located outside of and is separate from the printer. Thus, the sizes and shapes of the ink cartridges and the collecting container can be freely designed. | 09-20-2012 |
20130057620 | Liquid Supply Flow Path Device and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Using The Same - A recording apparatus comprises a case and an ink nozzle in the interior of the case. An opening and closing member is movably affixed to an upper side of the case. The opening and closing member is configured to open and close. An external tank is located exterior to the case. A tube provides a liquid from the external tank to the ink nozzle. A portion of the tube extends into the case through a gap between the case and the opening and closing member in the closed position. | 03-07-2013 |
20130057621 | Liquid Supply Flow Path Device and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Using The Same - A recording apparatus that comprises a case in the interior of which is an ink nozzle; an opening and closing member movably affixed to an upper side of the case, the opening and closing member being configured to open and close; an external tank located exterior to the case; a liquid supply flow path that provides a liquid from the external tank to the ink nozzle; and a securing member disposed between the opening and closing member and liquid supply flow path and that secures the liquid supply flow path. | 03-07-2013 |
20130300808 | LIQUID SUPPLYING AND COLLECTING APPARATUS - An ink supplying and collecting apparatus includes a case, ink cartridges detachably attached to the case, and a collecting container detachably attached to the case. The ink cartridges supply ink to a recording head of a printer via ink supply tubes. The collecting container collects ink drained from the recording head via an ink drain tube. The case is located outside of and is separate from the printer. Thus, the sizes and shapes of the ink cartridges and the collecting container can be freely designed. | 11-14-2013 |
20140036012 | ATTACHMENT, LIQUID CONTAINER, AND LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - An attachment is mounted on a cartridge holder of a printer as a replacement of an ink cartridge. An ink outlet member having a link passage is separably secured to an attachment body. Ink is supplied from the exterior to the ink outlet member through an ink supply tube. When the attachment is mounted on the cartridge holder, a downstream end of the ink outlet member is positioned with respect to and connected to an ink supply needle of the printer. Accordingly, the attachment is easily and quickly installed in a liquid ejection apparatus. This reduces costs and makes it easy to use the attachment. | 02-06-2014 |
20140055532 | Liquid Supply Flow Path Device and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Using the Same - A recording apparatus comprises a printer body and an ink nozzle in the interior of the printer body. An opening and closing member is movably affixed to an upper side of the printer body. An external tank is located exterior to the printer body. A liquid supply flow path provides a liquid from the external tank to the ink nozzle. A securing member secures the height and/or the width of the liquid supply flow path. The securing member may be disposed between the opening and closing member and the printer body. The liquid supply flow path may be disposed between the securing member and the printer body. | 02-27-2014 |
20140055533 | Liquid Supply Flow Path Device and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Using the Same - A recording apparatus according to embodiments of the invention comprises a printer body in the interior of which is an ink nozzle. An opening and closing member is movably affixed to an upper side of the printer body. An external tank is located exterior to the printer body. A first tube connects to the external tank, and a second tube connects to the ink nozzle. The first tube and the second tube are connected to each other by a connecting part. | 02-27-2014 |