(19)
(11) EP 1 772 271 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/15

(21) Application number: 06012970.7

(22) Date of filing: 23.06.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/175(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 29.09.2005 JP 2005284646
28.11.2005 JP 2005342697
28.12.2005 JP 2005377987
09.03.2006 JP 2006064974
23.03.2006 JP 2006081806

(71) Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hattori, Shingo
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • Kanbe, Tomohiro
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • Sasaki, Toyonori
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 467-8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Hofer, Dorothea et al
Prüfer & Partner GbR Patentanwälte Sohnckestrasse 12
81479 München
81479 München (DE)

   


(54) Ink Cartridge and inkjet recording apparatus


(57) An ink cartridge having an ink storage chamber for storing ink provided therein, the ink cartridge being mountable to an inkjet recording apparatus, comprising
a door disposed on of an accommodating chamber defining a space for accommodating the ink cartridge and allowing the ink cartridge to be mounted thereto in the horizontal direction through a first opening and configured to be rotated about the lower side of the storage section as an axis of rotation for opening and closing the first opening and closing the first opening when it takes an upright posture; and
a pressing member provided on the door for pressing a back surface of the ink cartridge inserted into the accommodating chamber by a resilient force,
the ink cartridge comprising:
an ink supply part provided on a front side surface being defined in a mounting direction when the ink cartridge is in a mounted posture, which is a posture when the ink cartridge is mounted to the accommodating chamber, and having a second opening for allowing entering of an extracting member of the inkjet recording apparatus when being mounted to the inkjet recording apparatus;
a valve mechanism for opening and closing the second opening of the ink supply part; and
a pressed portion provided on a back surface at the rear side in the mounting direction when the ink cartridge is in the mounting posture and configured to be pressed by the pressing member;
the valve mechanism comprising:
a supply valve member for opening and closing the second opening of the ink supply part and a supply urging member for urging the supply valve member to a direction of closing the second opening of the ink supply section,

wherein the urging force of the supply urging member is adapted to be smaller than the resilient force of the pressing member for pressing the pressed portion.







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