Ink cartridge and inkjet printer
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsManabu Yamada, Toshio Arimura
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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsManabu Yamada, Toshio Arimura
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An ink cartridge prevents ink from leaking from a waste ink recovery chamber, and an inkjet printer in which ink does not leak from the ink supply needle of the ink cartridge holder. The ink cartridge 10 has an ink chamber 30 and a waste ink inlet 57 in the top of the ink cartridge 30. Ink overflowing the capacity of the waste ink recovery chamber 20 flows through an ink trap 22 and into the ink cartridge 30 from the waste ink inlet 57. The ink supply needle 7 of the inkjet printer 1 has an ink path 73, valve member 90, and coil spring 74. The valve member 90 moves between a closed position 90A and a open position 90B according to whether or not an ink cartridge 10 is installed, and prevents ink from leaking from the ink supply needle 7.
An ink cartridge comprising:
An inkjet printer comprising:
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