EP 2572886 A1 20130327 - Ink supply device and ink supply method for inkjet recording apparatus
Title (en)
Ink supply device and ink supply method for inkjet recording apparatus
Title (de)
Tintenversorgungsvorrichtung und Tintenversorgungsverfahren für Tintenaufzeichnungsvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif d'alimentation en encre et procédé d'alimentation en encre pour appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2011205435 A 20110921
Abstract (en)
Disclosed is an ink supply device (8) of an inkjet recording apparatus (10) including a first tank (81) which pools ink which is to be supplied to heads (3), a second tank (82) which is provided in a middle of a path to the heads (3) from the first tank (81), a first ink feed unit (814) which feeds the ink to the second tank (82) from the first tank (81), a second ink feed unit (829) which feeds the ink to the heads side from the second tank (82) and a first ink flow path (811) which connects the first tank (81) and the second tank (82). In the ink supply device (8), an end section of the first ink flow path (811) in the second tank side is connected to the second tank (82) so that the ink flows along an inner wall of the second tank (82).
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/19 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/18 (2013.01); B41J 2/19 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
JP 2011079295 A 20110421 - SEIKO I INFOTECH INC
Citation (search report)
- [XA] US 2008239027 A1 20081002 - KINASE ATSUSHI [JP], et al
- [A] US 2004066432 A1 20040408 - HATADA SHIGEO [JP], et al
- [A] US 2002097307 A1 20020725 - TSUKUDA KEIICHIRO [JP]
- [A] US 2006152562 A1 20060713 - OHISHI CHIKASHI [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2572886 A1 20130327; EP 2572886 B1 20141022; CN 103057272 A 20130424; CN 103057272 B 20150325; JP 2013067032 A 20130418
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12184596 A 20120914; CN 201210355366 A 20120921; JP 2011205435 A 20110921