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US 2020/0139718 A1Published application
Ink container and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTatsuhiko YOSHII
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Abstract
The ink container includes an ink pack, a paper case and a cover. The ink pack is configured to store ink. The paper case is configured to store the ink pack and to have a shape elongated in one direction. The cover is bonded to an end portion in the one direction of the case. A protection rib is protruded on an outer circumferential face of the cover. The protection rib covers, from an outside in the one direction, a bonded portion of the end portion of the case and the cover.
Claims17
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An ink container comprising:
- an ink pack configured to store ink;
- a paper case configured to store the ink pack and to have a shape elongated in one direction;
- and
- a cover bonded to an end portion in the one direction of the case,
- wherein a protection rib is protruded on an outer circumferential face of the cover,
- the protection rib covers, from an outside in the one direction, a bonded portion of the end portion of the case and the cover,
- at least one reinforcement rib is further protruded on the outer circumferential face of the cover at the outside in the one direction of the protection rib and formed continuously with the protection rib, and
- a protruded height of the at least one reinforcement rib with respect to the outer circumferential face of the cover is increased from the outside to an inside in the one direction.
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An ink container comprising:
- an ink pack configured to store ink;
- a paper case configured to store the ink pack and to have a shape elongated in one direction;
- and
- a cover bonded to an end portion in the one direction of the case,
- wherein a protection rib is protruded on an outer circumferential face of the cover, and
- the protection rib covers, from an outside in the one direction, a bonded portion of the end portion of the case and the cover,
- wherein the cover includes:
- an inner cover part bonded to the end portion of the case;
- and
- an outer cover part attached to the inner cover part and configured to cover the outside in the one direction of the inner cover part,
- wherein the protection rib is constituted by a first rib protruded on an outer circumferential face of the inner cover part and a second rib protruded on an outer circumferential face of the outer cover part,
- wherein a first fitting part is provided on the outer circumferential face of the inner cover part,
- a second fitting part fitted to the first fitting part is provided on an inside face in the one direction of the outer cover part, and
- the protection rib includes an area whose position in a direction perpendicular to the one direction is overlapped with a position in the direction perpendicular to the one direction of the second fitting part, and the area is constituted by the first rib.
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An ink container comprising:
- an ink pack configured to store ink;
- a paper case configured to store the ink pack and to have a shape elongated in one direction;
- a cover bonded to an end portion in the one direction of the case;
- and
- a spout attached to an end portion in the one direction of the ink pack,
- wherein a protection rib is protruded on an outer circumferential face of the cover, and
- the protection rib covers, from an outside in the one direction, a bonded portion of the end portion of the case and the cover,
- wherein the spout includes a discharge port for the ink, and
- the cover includes a frame part configured to cover an outer circumference of the discharge port and a liquid absorbing sheet adhered on a bottom face of the frame part.
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An ink container comprising:
- an ink pack configured to store ink;
- a paper case configured to store the ink pack and to have a shape elongated in one direction;
- and
- a cover bonded to an end portion in the one direction of the case,
- wherein a protection rib is protruded on an outer circumferential face of the cover,
- the protection rib covers, from an outside in the one direction, a bonded portion of the end portion of the case and the cover,
- wherein the cover includes:
- an inner cover part bonded to the end portion of the case;
- and
- an outer cover part attached to the inner cover part and configured to cover the outside in the one direction of the inner cover part,
- wherein the protection rib is constituted by a first rib protruded on an outer circumferential face of the inner cover part and a second rib protruded on an outer circumferential face of the outer cover part,
- the first rib and the second rib extend along a direction perpendicular to the one direction, and
- the second rib is arranged on a linear line with the first rib when the outer cover is attached to the inner cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.