EP 1095781 A1 20010502 - Ink-jet cartridge
Title (en)
Ink-jet cartridge
Title (de)
Tintenstrahlpatrone
Title (fr)
Cartouche à jet d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 99250375 A 19991021
Abstract (en)
The present invention is about an ink-jet cartridge (1) for thermal bubble ink-jet printers, which comprises: a housing (11), for containing the necessary printing ink (13) for the printer; a printhead (14), having a plurality of opening orifices, through which ink may stream forth unto paper upon demand; and a pressure-adjustment means (12), having a hollow tube for receiving ink therewithin, and one end of which having a ventilation opening for contact with the atmosphere and the other end thereof having at least one opening for contact with the ink, wherein said ventilation opening of the pressure-adjustment means being fixed onto the housing of the ink-jet cartridge and said opening being positioned at the bottom portion of the ink-jet cartridge on the same said as the printhead. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17556 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
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Citation (search report)
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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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99250375 A 19991021