EP 0951395 A1 19991027 - INK CARTRIDGE FOR AN INK JET PRINTER
Title (en)
INK CARTRIDGE FOR AN INK JET PRINTER
Title (de)
TINTENKASSETTE FÜR TINTENSTRAHLDRUCKER
Title (fr)
CARTOUCHE D'ENCRE POUR IMPRIMANTE A JET D'ENCRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9800017 W 19980106
- US 3524197 P 19970109
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9830393A1] An ink system (8) provides molten solid ink to an ink jet printer. The system has an ink reservoir (10), an ink sensor (11) for detecting the level of molten ink within the ink reservoir (10) and an ink cartridge (1) having a plurality of compartments (3) containing solid ink. A connection removably connects the solid ink cartridge (1) with the ink reservoir (10) and a heater (6) selectively heats each of the ink compartments. A control unit (20) controls the selective heating of each of the ink compartments (3) to melt the ink therein for supply through the connection to the ink reservoir (10) and issues an out-of-ink signal when all of the compartments (3) are empty.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/17593 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9830393A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9830393 A1 19980716; CN 1243475 A 20000202; EP 0951395 A1 19991027; JP 2001507642 A 20010612
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9800017 W 19980106; CN 98801730 A 19980106; EP 98900289 A 19980106; JP 53062698 A 19980106