Global Patent Index - EP 1772270 A3

EP 1772270 A3 20070516 - Ink Cartridge

Title (en)

Ink Cartridge

Title (de)

Tintenpatrone

Title (fr)

Cartouche d'encre

Publication

EP 1772270 A3 20070516 (EN)

Application

EP 06012969 A 20060623

Priority

  • JP 2005342697 A 20051128
  • JP 2005377987 A 20051228
  • JP 2005284646 A 20050929
  • JP 2006081806 A 20060323

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1772270A2] 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 (search report)

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