Liquid seal and liquid ejection apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKazuyuki Saito
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Abstract
The liquid ejection apparatus is capable of reducing the increase of the viscosity of a liquid due to evaporation of the liquid and also for reducing the quantity of the atmospheric air dissolving into the ink. A liquid seal used for a liquid ejection apparatus which performs recording by ejecting a liquid, at least a part of the liquid seal is formed from a layer compound mixture material including a high molecular compound and an inorganic layer compound. The liquid seal seals the liquid. For example, the liquid seal is an ink cartridge accommodating the liquid therein, or an ink guide member for supplying the ink in the ink cartridge to a recording head unit.
Claims11
A liquid seal for use in a liquid ejection apparatus which performs recording by ejecting liquid, the liquid seal comprises at least a part which is formed from a layer compound mixture material including a high molecular compound and an inorganic layer compound, and the liquid seal seals the liquid, wherein a direction of the inorganic layer compound is approximately perpendicular to a direction that ink solvent and atmospheric air pass through the liquid seal.
A liquid ejection apparatus which performs recording on a recording medium by ejecting a liquid, comprising:
- a liquid accommodating chamber for accommodating the liquid;
- a liquid ejection unit for ejecting the liquid to the recording medium;
- a liquid seal for sealing the liquid, which is essentially made of layer compound mixture material including a high molecular compound and an inorganic layer compound,
- wherein a direction of the inorganic layer compound is approximately perpendicular to a direction that ink solvent and atmospheric air pass through the liquid seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.