Global Patent Index - EP 0820873 A3

EP 0820873 A3 19990107 - Ink supplying apparatus

Title (en)

Ink supplying apparatus

Title (de)

Tintenversorgungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'alimentation en encre

Publication

EP 0820873 A3 19990107 (EN)

Application

EP 97305524 A 19970723

Priority

  • JP 21525096 A 19960726
  • JP 21430596 A 19960724
  • JP 21540596 A 19960725

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0820873A2] An ink supplying apparatus for an ink jet recording apparatus is provided that includes an ink case which can store ink pellets such that the ink pellets are movable toward a discharging section. The ink case includes a plurality of accommodating channel sections 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 for supplying the ink pellet at a supplying section of each of the discharging sections to a tank section of the ink jet recording apparatus. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/175

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/17593 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0820873 A2 19980128; EP 0820873 A3 19990107

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97305524 A 19970723