Ink guide assembly and ink tank for a dot matrix printer head

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EP 0 606 101 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.07.1994 Bulletin 1994/30

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.07.1994 Bulletin 1994/28

(21)	Application number: 94101075.3

(22)	Date of filing: 09.10.1984

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: B41J 3/12

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT NL

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Priority:

22.05.1984 JP 102841/84
22.05.1984 JP 102842/84
22.05.1984 JP 102843/84

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	90201875.3 / 0398452

(71)	Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
	Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Suzuki, Takashi c/o Seiko Epson Corporation Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP) Miyazawa, Yoshinori c/o Seiko Epson Corporation Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP) Matsuzawa, Masanao c/o Seiko Epson Corporation Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: DIEHL GLAESER HILTL & PARTNER
	Flüggenstrasse 13 80639 München 80639 München (DE)

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	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 25 - 01 - 1994 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.

(54)	Ink guide assembly and ink tank for a dot matrix printer head

(57) An ink guide assembly and ink tank for a dot matrix printer head, especially a wire dot matrix printer head, comprising at least one ink supply tank (2'') contains ink absorbing means (60'') and has an ink supply port (41) which is arranged to receive ink and transmit ink via the ink guide assembly to printing means. The ink absorbing means comprises at least one porous member (60'') which is compressed in vicinity of said ink supply port (41). An arm (12''d) of an ink supply guide (12) is inserted into the ink tank (2'') and has an ink guide groove (12''b) which leads to the porous member (60'').

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