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US 8,282,198 B2Granted
Ink jet recording apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNoriyasu Asaki, Yui Kitamura, Yasushi Nakano
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Abstract
A residual ink container comprising laminated members for absorbing residual ink not used for recording, wherein the laminated members are laminated with a gap between adjacent ones of the members; and a covering member covering such that non-contact portion is provided between the covering member and a topmost one of the laminated member so as not to press against the topmost one.
Claims9
A residual ink container comprising:
- laminated members for absorbing waste ink not used for recording, wherein said laminated members are laminated with a gap between adjacent laminated members;
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- a covering member covering such that a non-contact portion is provided between said covering member and a topmost member of said laminated members so as not to press against said topmost member,
- wherein at least the topmost member of said laminated members does not contain organic solvent.
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An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- a waste ink accommodation unit having (i) elongated-plate-like laminated members for accommodating waste ink not used for recording, wherein at least a topmost member of said laminated members has a surface portion which does not contain organic solvent and which is exposed to ambient air, and (ii) an evaporation suppression member disposed above said topmost member with a gap between said evaporation suppression member and said topmost member, wherein said evaporation suppression member extends to bridge between a first ink receiving portion and a second ink receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.