EP 1772270 A2 20070411 - Ink Cartridge
Title (en)
Ink Cartridge
Title (de)
Tintenpatrone
Title (fr)
Cartouche d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2005342697 A 20051128
- JP 2005377987 A 20051228
- JP 2005284646 A 20050929
- JP 2006081806 A 20060323
Abstract (en)
An ink cartridge for supplying ink to an inkjet recording device is provided. The ink cartridge comprises a case forming a housing space for housing an ink reservoir element on the inside and a replaceable ink reservoir element storing ink and placed in the housing space. The ink reservoir element comprises an ink supply part for supplying ink to an inkjet recording device; and an irradiated part structured to be placed between two portions of an optical sensor of the inkjet recording apparatus and to be irradiated with light. The case is formed by a plurality of case members which are connected to each other and one end surface of the case is equipped with an opening through which at least a portion of said ink supply part and at least a portion of said irradiated part are exposed to the outside of said case such that the irradiated part of the ink reservoir element is detectable, when the ink reservoir element is housed in the case.
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17543 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2002/17573 (2013.01); B41J 2002/17576 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
JP 2005297445 A 20051027 - KONICA MINOLTA MED & GRAPHIC
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1772270 A2 20070411; EP 1772270 A3 20070516; EP 1772270 B1 20080116; DE 602006000459 D1 20080306; DE 602006000459 T2 20090108; WO 2007037536 A1 20070405; WO 2007037536 A9 20070531
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06012969 A 20060623; DE 602006000459 T 20060623; JP 2006320013 W 20060929