EP 1348557 A1 20031001 - Ink cartridge and method of production thereof
Title (en)
Ink cartridge and method of production thereof
Title (de)
Tintenkartusche und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
Title (fr)
Cartouche d'encre et son procédé de fabrication
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2002090322 A 20020328
- JP 2002218192 A 20020726
- JP 2002225293 A 20020801
- JP 2002214079 A 20020723
Abstract (en)
An ink cartridge (200) includes a main case and a flexible film. The main case includes an ink-holding portion for holding ink. The ink-holding portion has an indented surface portion and an open side. The flexible film covers the open side of the ink-holding portion. The flexible film has a shape that substantially follows shape of the indented surface portion when substantially no ink is held in the ink-holding portion. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- JP S5853473 A 19830330 - EPSON CORP, et al
- JP H03505999 A 19911226
- US 4509062 A 19850402 - LOW ROBERT N [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4604633 A 19860805 - KIMURA YOSHIAKI [JP], et al
- [PX] US 2002047882 A1 20020425 - KARLINSKI HAGGAI [IL], et al
- [A] US 5623290 A 19970422 - IIDA HIROSHI [JP], et al
- [A] EP 0742102 A2 19961113 - LEXMARK INT INC [US]
- [A] US 4777497 A 19881011 - NOZU TAKETO [JP], et al
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 13 30 November 1998 (1998-11-30)
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 366 (M - 1636) 11 July 1994 (1994-07-11)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1348557 A1 20031001; EP 1348557 B1 20040908; AT E275479 T1 20040915; CN 1277683 C 20061004; CN 1405002 A 20030326; DE 60201172 D1 20041014; DE 60201172 T2 20051117; ES 2229039 T3 20050416; HK 1054717 A1 20031212
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02021658 A 20020927; AT 02021658 T 20020927; CN 02144008 A 20020930; DE 60201172 T 20020927; ES 02021658 T 20020927; HK 03106944 A 20030926