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EP 1092548 A2 20010418 - An ink supply system

Title (en)

An ink supply system

Title (de)

Tintenversogungssystem

Title (fr)

Système d'alimentation en encre

Publication

EP 1092548 A2 20010418 (EN)

Application

EP 00308069 A 20000915

Priority

GB 9924029 A 19991011

Abstract (en)

An ink supply system for an ink jet printer comprising a buffering reservoir (2) having an outlet (7) communicating with a print engine, an ink feed means (4) communicating with an ink supply, and a weir means (8), wherein the ink feed means and the weir means cooperate to maintain a constant head of pressure within the reservoir. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/175

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/17556 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

EP 0510665 A2 19921028 - CANON KK [JP]
US 4456916 A 19840626 - KOCOT RAYMOND H [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1092548 A2 20010418; EP 1092548 A3 20020313; GB 9924029 D0 19991215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00308069 A 20000915; GB 9924029 A 19991011