(19)
(11) EP 1 122 078 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32

(21) Application number: 01300875.0

(22) Date of filing: 31.01.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B41J 2/175
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 31.01.2000 US 495060
11.04.2000 US 547271

(71) Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Steinmetz, Charles R.
    Corvallis, Oregon 97330 (US)
  • Sturgeon, Scott D.
    Vancouver, Washington 98683 (US)
  • Johnson, David C.
    Portland, Oregon 97212 (US)
  • Hendricks, Jeffrey T.
    Camas, Washington 98607 (US)

(74) Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al
BERESFORD & Co. High Holborn 2-5 Warwick Court
London WC1R 5DJ
London WC1R 5DJ (GB)

   


(54) Replaceable ink container for an inkjet printing system


(57) The present invention disclosure relates to a replaceable ink container (12) for providing ink to an inkjet printing system. The inkjet printing system has a receiving station (14) that is mounted to a scanning carriage (20). The receiving station (14) has a keyed portion (32) indicative of a replaceable ink container parameter of a plurality of replaceable ink container parameters. The replaceable ink container (12) includes a reservoir portion (34) having a leading end (72) and a trailing end (82) relative to an insertion direction into the receiving station (14). Also included is a keying portion (84) disposed on the trailing end (82) and configured to be complementary to the keyed portion (32) thereby allowing the replaceable ink container (12) to be fully inserted into the receiving station (14).







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