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US 8,474,958 B2Granted
Ink cartridge and image forming apparatus including the same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Kuwata, Tadashi Hayakawa, Ikoh Soh, Tomomi Katoh, Toshiroh Tokuno, Akiko Bannai, Shotaro Takeuchi, Masanori Kusunoki
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Abstract
An ink cartridge includes a flexible container containing ink; and a restriction mechanism allowing the flexible container to deform only in the direction to decrease the volume of the flexible container. The ink cartridge is used for an image forming apparatus including an inkjet head for jetting ink from nozzles.
Claims9
An ink cartridge for an image forming apparatus including an inkjet head for jetting ink from nozzles, the ink cartridge comprising:
- a flexible container containing ink;
- and
- a restriction mechanism allowing the flexible container to deform only in a direction to decrease a volume of the flexible container,
- wherein the restriction mechanism includes
- a deformation restricting part including a first plate and a second plate and restricting deformation of the flexible container;
- and
- a movement restricting part allowing the first plate of the deformation restricting part to move only in one direction.
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