EP0820873A3 - Ink supplying apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0820873A3
EP0820873A3 EP97305524A EP97305524A EP0820873A3 EP 0820873 A3 EP0820873 A3 EP 0820873A3 EP 97305524 A EP97305524 A EP 97305524A EP 97305524 A EP97305524 A EP 97305524A EP 0820873 A3 EP0820873 A3 EP 0820873A3
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ink
pellets
discharging
section
supplying
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French (fr)
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EP0820873A2 (en
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Makoto Ishii
Hiroo Ogawa
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP21430596A external-priority patent/JPH1034958A/en
Priority claimed from JP21540596A external-priority patent/JPH1034961A/en
Priority claimed from JP21525096A external-priority patent/JPH1034959A/en
Application filed by Brother Industries Ltd filed Critical Brother Industries Ltd
Publication of EP0820873A2 publication Critical patent/EP0820873A2/en
Publication of EP0820873A3 publication Critical patent/EP0820873A3/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17593—Supplying ink in a solid state

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  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)

Abstract

An ink supplying apparatus for an ink jet recording apparatus (1) is provided that includes an ink case (21) which can store ink pellets (20) such that the ink pellets are movable toward a discharging section. The ink case includes a plurality of accommodating channel sections (23) arranged parallel to each other so as to correspond to a plurality of colors of the ink pellets; a pellet pressing member and an urging member arranged respectively in each of the accommodating channel sections for urging the ink pellets in each of the accommodating channel sections toward the discharging section; and a discharging mechanism (36) for supplying the ink pellet at a supplying section of each of the discharging sections to a tank section (16) of the ink jet recording apparatus.
EP97305524A 1996-07-24 1997-07-23 Ink supplying apparatus Withdrawn EP0820873A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP214305/96 1996-07-24
JP21430596A JPH1034958A (en) 1996-07-24 1996-07-24 Ink feeder
JP21540596A JPH1034961A (en) 1996-07-25 1996-07-25 Ink feeder
JP215405/96 1996-07-25
JP21525096A JPH1034959A (en) 1996-07-26 1996-07-26 Ink feeder
JP215250/96 1996-07-26

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EP0820873A2 EP0820873A2 (en) 1998-01-28
EP0820873A3 true EP0820873A3 (en) 1999-01-07

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JPS60135260A (en) * 1983-12-23 1985-07-18 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Ink jet printer
US4609924A (en) * 1984-10-15 1986-09-02 Exxon Printing Systems, Inc. Buffer reservoir for ink jet apparatus and method
US4739339A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-04-19 Dataproducts Corporation Cartridge and method of using a cartridge for phase change ink in an ink jet apparatus
US4870430A (en) * 1987-11-02 1989-09-26 Howtek, Inc. Solid ink delivery system
EP0338590A2 (en) * 1988-04-22 1989-10-25 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet type recording apparatus and method
US4961081A (en) * 1987-07-08 1990-10-02 Juki Corporation Ink feeding mechanism for ink jet printers
GB2237773A (en) * 1989-11-09 1991-05-15 Dataproducts Corp Feeding solid ink pellets to selective printheads using thermally fusible ink
EP0506403A1 (en) * 1991-03-25 1992-09-30 Tektronix, Inc. Method and apparatus for providing phase change ink to an ink jet printer
EP0519700A2 (en) * 1991-06-17 1992-12-23 Tektronix, Inc. Methods and apparatus for supplying phase change ink to an ink jet printer

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JPS60135260A (en) * 1983-12-23 1985-07-18 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Ink jet printer
US4609924A (en) * 1984-10-15 1986-09-02 Exxon Printing Systems, Inc. Buffer reservoir for ink jet apparatus and method
US4739339A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-04-19 Dataproducts Corporation Cartridge and method of using a cartridge for phase change ink in an ink jet apparatus
US4961081A (en) * 1987-07-08 1990-10-02 Juki Corporation Ink feeding mechanism for ink jet printers
US4870430A (en) * 1987-11-02 1989-09-26 Howtek, Inc. Solid ink delivery system
EP0338590A2 (en) * 1988-04-22 1989-10-25 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet type recording apparatus and method
GB2237773A (en) * 1989-11-09 1991-05-15 Dataproducts Corp Feeding solid ink pellets to selective printheads using thermally fusible ink
EP0506403A1 (en) * 1991-03-25 1992-09-30 Tektronix, Inc. Method and apparatus for providing phase change ink to an ink jet printer
EP0519700A2 (en) * 1991-06-17 1992-12-23 Tektronix, Inc. Methods and apparatus for supplying phase change ink to an ink jet printer

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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