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(11) EP 0 398 453 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.12.1990 Bulletin 1990/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.11.1990 Bulletin 1990/47

(21) Application number: 90201876.1

(22) Date of filing: 09.10.1984
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41J 2/305, B41J 2/255
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 22.05.1984 JP 102841/84
22.05.1984 JP 102843/84

(60) Divisional application:
94101088.6 / 0615848
94101089.4 / 0605389

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
84306887.5 / 0139508

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Suzuki, Takashi
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Miyazawa, Yoshinori
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Matsuzawa, Masanao
    Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: DIEHL GLAESER HILTL & PARTNER 
Patentanwälte Postfach 19 03 65
80603 München
80603 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
     
    Remarks:
    This application was filed on 10.07.1990 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.
     


    (54) Ink supply tank for a wire dot matrix printer head


    (57) A dot matrix printer head comprising an ink supply tank (2˝) containing ink absorbing means (60˝), the ink supply tank (2˝) having an ink supply port (41) which is arranged to receive ink from the ink absorbing means (60˝), characterised in that the ink absorbing means (60˝) is compressed in the vicinity of the ink supply port (41).







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