Partition structures for the interior of an ink container
AssigneeNu-kote International, Inc.
InventorsStephen A. Andersen, Dennis M. Lengyel
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Abstract
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge has spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall, and is provided with a partition structure which divides the interior thereof into three ink chambers, at least one of which has a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls. The partition structures enable varying the volumes of the ink chambers with respect to a given shell exterior profile and enable isolating two the chambers from one another by interposing the third chamber therebetween.
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An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and at least one of said chambers having a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and at least one of said chambers having a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls, said at least one partition including a first wall extending from one of said side walls to the other, a second wall spaced from said first wall and extending from said other side wall toward said one side wall, and a third wall between said side walls and extending from said second wall to one of said front and rear walls.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and at least one of said chambers having a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls, said at least one partition including a Z-shaped wall extending between said side walls, and said at least one partition including a second wall spaced from said Z-shaped wall.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and at least one of said chambers having a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls, said at least one partition including a Z-shaped wall extending between said side walls, and said Z-shaped wall including a first leg extending from one of said side walls at an incline thereto and toward the other side wall, a second leg extending from said first leg in the direction between said front and rear walls, and a third leg extending from said second leg to said other side wall and at an incline thereto.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and at least one of said chambers having a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls, said at least one partition including an S-shaped wall extending between said side walls, and said at least one partition including a second wall spaced from said S-shaped wall.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and at least one of said chambers having a non-rectangular profile in cross-section transverse to said side, front and rear walls, said at least one partition including an S-shaped wall extending between said side walls, and said S-shaped wall including a first leg extending from one of said side walls transverse thereto and toward the other side wall, a second leg extending from said first leg in the direction between said front and rear walls, and a third leg extending from said second leg to said other side wall and transverse thereto.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and said at least one partition providing for one chamber to be between the other two chambers.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and said at least one partition providing for two of the chambers to be isolated from one another by the third chamber.
An ink container shell for an ink jet cartridge comprising spaced apart side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and at least one partition in said container dividing the interior thereof into three ink chambers, an outlet port in said bottom wall for each chamber, and said at least one partition providing for one of the chambers to be immediately adjacent just one of the other two chambers.
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