Cushioning member and ink supply device
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorYuzo Onishi
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Abstract
A cushioning member according to the present disclosure includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a first recess shaped along a lower portion of an ink-filled ink pack. The second member has a second recess shaped along an upper portion of the ink pack. The ink pack is stored in a space formed by facing the first recess and the second recess. The ink pack is attached to an ink supply device in a state where it is placed on the first member.
Claims2
A cushioning member for an ink pack including a spout for discharging ink and a pack connection part provided at a tip of the spout and connectable to an ink supply device, the cushioning member comprising:
- a first member having a first recess shaped along a lower portion of the ink-filled ink pack, an edge part provided around the first recess and projecting outward in a horizontal direction, a spout storage part shaped along a lower portion of the spout, a connection part storage part shaped along a lower portion of the pack connection part, and a reinforcing rib provided on a lower surface of the edge part and connecting an outer surface of the first recess and an outer surface of the connection part storage part, and
- the second member having a second recess shaped along an upper portion of the ink-filled ink pack, an edge part provided around the second recess and projecting outward in a horizontal direction, a spout storage part shaped along an upper portion of the spout, a connection part storage part shaped along an upper portion of the pack connection part, and a reinforcing rib provided on an upper surface of the edge part and connecting an outer surface of the second recess and an outer surface of the connection part storage part,
- the ink pack is stored in a space formed by facing the first recess and the second recess, and
- the ink pack is attached to the ink supply device in a state where the ink pack is placed on the first member.
An ink supply device comprising:
- a cushioning member for an ink pack including a spout for discharging ink and a pack connection part provided at a tip of the spout and connectable to an ink supply device, wherein
- the cushioning member includes:
- a first member having a first recess shaped along a lower portion of the ink-filled ink pack;
- and
- a second member having a second recess shaped along an upper portion of the ink-filled ink pack,
- wherein the ink pack is stored in a space formed by facing the first recess and the second recess, and
- the ink pack is attached to the ink supply device in a state where the ink pack is placed on the first member,
- the ink supply device includes an attachment part shaped along an outer surface of the first member of the cushioning member, and
- when the first member on which the ink pack is placed is attached to the attachment part, the pack connection part of the ink pack is connected to the ink supply device,
- the pack connection part of the ink pack has a convex part and a hole part, and
- the ink supply device includes a hole part into which the convex part of the ink pack is inserted and a pin which is inserted into the hole part of the ink pack when the first member on which the ink pack is place is attached to the attachment part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.