EP 2897807 A1 20150729 - EXPANDABLE WASTE INK RECEPTACLE FOR MICRO-FLUID SUPPLY ITEM
Title (en)
EXPANDABLE WASTE INK RECEPTACLE FOR MICRO-FLUID SUPPLY ITEM
Title (de)
EXPANDIERBARER ALTTINTENBEHÄLTER FÜR MIKROFLUIDISCHEN ZUFÜHRUNGSARTIKEL
Title (fr)
RÉSERVOIR D'ENCRE USÉE EXPANSIBLE POUR ÉLÉMENT D'ALIMENTATION EN MICROFLUIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201213626921 A 20120926
- IB 2013002750 W 20130926
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2014083999A1] A consumable supply item for an imaging device holds an initial or refillable volume of fresh fluid for use in an imaging device. A housing defines an interior having an expandable fluid receptacle to receive waste fluid from the imaging device. As the fresh fluid depletes in the interior over time, the fluid receptacle expands as it accommodates waste fluid. In this way, a single container can both 1) supply fresh fluid and 2) retrieve waste fluid. When full of fresh fluid initially, the fluid receptacle is empty in a compressed state. Upon fresh fluid leaving the container for the imaging device, waste fluid can begin filling the receptacle. Upon depletion of fresh fluid, the container is full of waste fluid. The container is ready for disposal or recycling.
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B41J 2/17513 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2002/17516 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 2002/1856 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2014049441A1
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)
US 2014083999 A1 20140327; AU 2013322263 A1 20150409; BR 112015006462 A2 20170704; CN 104768765 A 20150708; EP 2897807 A1 20150729; JP 2015533693 A 20151126; TW 201429739 A 20140801; WO 2014049441 A1 20140403
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201213626921 A 20120926; AU 2013322263 A 20130926; BR 112015006462 A 20130926; CN 201380050375 A 20130926; EP 13818788 A 20130926; IB 2013002750 W 20130926; JP 2015532527 A 20130926; TW 102134858 A 20130926