Ink cartridge, housing therefor, ink bag, ink-jet recording apparatus, ink container, and image-forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMasakazu Muranaka, Tetsuya Hiruma
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Abstract
An ink cartridge includes an ink containing part and first through third housings. The ink containing part includes a holding member with an ink supply opening part and a sealed ink filling opening part. The first housing includes a holding part holding the holding member of the ink containing part. The second housing has an outline analogous to that of the first housing. The third housing is fitted to the side of the assembly of the first and second housings from which side ink is supplied. The first, second, and third housings are assemblable and disassemblable.
Claims43
An ink cartridge, comprising:
- an ink containing part including a holding member with an ink supply opening part and a sealed ink filling opening part;
- a first housing including a holding part holding the holding member of said ink containing part;
- a second housing whose outline is analogous to an outline of said first housing;
- and
- a third housing fitted to a side of an assembly of said first and second housings from which side ink is supplied,
- wherein said first, second, and third housings are assemblable and disassemblable.
An ink cartridge housing for containing an ink containing part, comprising:
- a first housing including a holding part holding a holding member provided to the ink containing part;
- a second housing whose outline is analogous to an outline of said first housing;
- and
- a third housing fitted to a side of an assembly of said first and second housings from which side ink is supplied,
- wherein said first, second, and third housings are assemblable and disassemblable.
An ink container attachable replaceably to an ink container loading part of an image-forming apparatus, comprising:
- a positioning part defining a positional relationship between the ink container and an ink introduction part provided to the ink container loading part.
An image-forming apparatus, comprising:
- an ink container loading part to which an ink container is replaceably attachable,
- wherein said ink container loading part comprises a positioning part for loading ink containers that contain ink of a single color and have different shapes.
An ink container, comprising:
- a dividable housing that houses an ink bag containing ink,
- wherein at least one screw member is employable as a fastening member to keep said dividable housing in an assembled state.
An ink cartridge, comprising:
- ink containing means including a holding member with an ink supply opening part and a sealed ink filling opening part;
- a first housing including holding means for holding the holding member of said ink containing means;
- a second housing whose outline is analogous to an outline of said first housing;
- and
- a third housing fitted to a side of an assembly of said first and second housings from which side ink is supplied,
- wherein said first, second, and third housings are assemblable and disassemblable.
An ink cartridge housing for containing ink containing means, comprising:
- a first housing including holding means for holding a holding member provided to the ink containing means;
- a second housing whose outline is analogous to an outline of said first housing;
- and
- a third housing fitted to a side of an assembly of said first and second housings from which side ink is supplied,
- wherein said first, second, and third housings are assemblable and disassemblable.
An ink container attachable replaceably to an ink container loading part of an image-forming apparatus, comprising:
- positioning means defining a positional relationship between the ink container and ink introduction means provided to the ink container loading part.
An image-forming apparatus, comprising:
- an ink container loading part to which an ink container is replaceably attachable,
- wherein said ink container loading part comprises positioning means for loading ink containers that contain ink of a single color and have different shapes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.