EP 1247649 A3 20030212 - Apparatus for filling an ink tank
Title (en)
Apparatus for filling an ink tank
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zum Befüllen eines Tintentanks
Title (fr)
Dispositif pour remplir un réservoir d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 10116429 A 20010402
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2002139441A1] A device for filling an ink cartridge, particularly a refilling device for filling ink cartridges of ink-jet systems, such as printers and plotters, or other automatic registering, writing or drawing apparatus, includes a refilling container and an ink cartridge connected through an adaptor and arranged essentially one above the other in the filling position. The adaptor has at least two connections for the refilling container and the cartridge to be connected. A separate ink reservoir is arranged in the ink cartridge, wherein the ink reservoir of the ink cartridge and/or the filling container of the refilling container includes an easily deformable bag, and wherein the reservoir bag and/or container bag are of a flexible, elastic material. A hermetically sealed cartridge space is formed between the cartridge housing and the separate ink reservoir. The adaptor is constructed and dimensioned in such a way, that, together with the ink cartridge and the refilling container, the adaptor forms in the filling position a hermetically closed filling system and an additional air system between the hermetically sealed cartridge space and the atmosphere.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 2/17506 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2002/17516 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [DYA] DE 19912620 A1 20001005 - STAEDTLER FA J S [DE]
- [YA] WO 9855318 A1 19981210 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US], et al
- [DA] US 5595223 A 19970121 - HAYAO SAKAE [US]
- [A] US 6053603 A 20000425 - ITO HIROYUKI [US]
- [A] EP 0816100 A2 19980107 - MITSUBISHI PENCIL CORP OF AMER [US]
- [A] EP 0816099 A2 19980107 - MITSUBISHI PENCIL CORP OF AMER [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1247649 A2 20021009; EP 1247649 A3 20030212; EP 1247649 B1 20041027; AT E280676 T1 20041115; DE 10116429 A1 20021017; DE 10116429 B4 20050324; DE 50201379 D1 20041202; JP 2003001853 A 20030108; US 2002139441 A1 20021003; US 6619344 B2 20030916
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02006722 A 20020323; AT 02006722 T 20020323; DE 10116429 A 20010402; DE 50201379 T 20020323; JP 2002098822 A 20020401; US 10874602 A 20020328