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US 5,512,925 AGranted
Ink jet head cartridge and ink tank therefor
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTetsuyo Ohashi
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Abstract
An ink container detachably connectable with an ink inlet of an ink jet head for ejecting ink includes an ink supply port for supplying the ink to the ink jet head; a connecting portion for connection with the ink jet head; wherein the connecting portion is directed in a plurality of directions to permit connection with the ink jet head in a plurality of directions.
Claims13
An ink jet head, usable with an ink container to supply ink thereto, for ejecting ink, comprising:
- an ink ejection outlet for ejecting ink;
- an ink passage in communication with said ink ejection outlet;
- an ink ejecting pressure generating element provided corresponding to said ink passage;
- and
- a plurality of selectively usable ink inlets, provided in different sides of said ink jet head, for receiving ink for supplying it to said ink passage from said ink container.
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An ink jet cartridge comprising:
- an ink jet head including an ink ejection outlet for ejection ink an ink passage in communication with said ink ejection outlet;
- an ink ejecting pressure generating element provided corresponding to said ink passage;
- a plurality of selectively usable ink inlets, provided in different sides of said ink jet head, for receiving ink for supplying it to said ink passage, from an ink container;
- and
- said ink container for containing ink to be supplied to said ink jet head, said ink container having an ink discharging port which is selectively connectable with one of said ink inlets.
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An ink jet apparatus comprising:
- a ink jet head including an ink ejection outlet for ejection ink onto a recording material;
- an ink passage in communication with said ink ejection outlet;
- an ink ejecting pressure generating element provided corresponding to said ink passage;
- a plurality of selectively usable ink inlets, provided in different sides of said ink jet head, for receiving ink for supplying it to said ink passage, from in ink container;
- and
- feeding means for feeding said recording material.
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An ink jet apparatus comprising:
- a ink jet head including an ink ejection outlet for ejection ink;
- an ink passage in communication with said ink ejection outlet;
- an ink ejecting pressure generating element provided corresponding to said ink passage;
- a plurality of selectively usable ink inlets, provided in different sides of said ink jet head, for receiving ink for supplying it to said ink passage, from in ink container;
- and
- driving means for driving said ink jet head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.