Global Patent Index - EP 1348557 B1

EP 1348557 B1 20040908 - 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

EP 1348557 B1 20040908 (EN)

Application

EP 02021658 A 20020927

Priority

  • JP 2002090322 A 20020328
  • JP 2002218192 A 20020726
  • JP 2002225293 A 20020801
  • JP 2002214079 A 20020723

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1348557A1] 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

B41J 2/175

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)

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