B41J2002/17516

Printable liquid supply cartridges

A printable liquid supply cartridge includes a printable liquid reservoir extending between a first side and a second side, and between a front end and a rear end. The front end includes a printable liquid outlet to receive a first fluid pen and a gas inlet, above the printable liquid outlet, to receive a second fluid pen. The front end also includes an interface support at the first side, the support having an I2C data interface that includes electrical connection pads exposed on an interior side of the support to face from the first side towards the second side, the electrical connection pads being arranged vertically and to make contact with the printer data interface at least partially inserted into the second portion.

LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
20220363066 · 2022-11-17 ·

A liquid storage container is configured to supply a liquid containing a precipitating component to a liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a partitioning member configured to divide a liquid storage chamber in a direction intersecting a direction of gravitational force; a plurality of liquid storage chambers divided by the partitioning member; and communication flow channel units provided to the plurality of liquid storage chambers, respectively, and configured to introduce the liquid in the liquid storage chambers and to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus.

LIQUID STORAGE BODY AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS
20220355592 · 2022-11-10 ·

Provided is a liquid storage body, including: a liquid storage bag configured to store a liquid containing precipitation components; a liquid introduction pipe arranged in the liquid storage bag; and a liquid discharge unit fixed at one end portion of the liquid storage bag and configured to discharge the liquid introduced from the liquid introduction pipe to a liquid ejection apparatus, in which the liquid introduction pipe includes a spacer portion including at least two liquid introduction ports at different positions in a height direction at a predetermined orientation, a convergence portion at which the liquids introduced from the at least two liquid introduction ports are converged with each other; and a flow channel configured to introduce the converged liquids to the liquid discharge unit.

Ink supply bottle
11571905 · 2023-02-07 · ·

An ink supply bottle from which ink is to be supplied to a printer includes: an ink bag that contains the ink; a bottle unit that houses the ink bag and that has a bottleneck with an exit opening; and an ink conduit member disposed in the bottleneck of the bottle. The ink conduit member is in contact with an inner side of the ink bag and seals an opening of the ink bag to form an ink outlet. The ink bag is made of an elastic or stretchable material.

Clamp plates with wedge-shaped fork ends for a print liquid supply

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a clamp plate assembly for a print liquid supply is described. The clamp plate assembly includes a clamp plate which includes 1) two wedge-shaped forked ends to facilitate clamping a spout to a container in which a print liquid reservoir is disposed and 2) a slot defined by the forked ends to receive and retain the spout. The clamp plate assembly also includes a back plate approximately orthogonal to the clamp plate.

PRINT LIQUID SUPPLY

In one embodiment a sub-assembly of components is provided to assemble a print liquid supply container, the set including a reservoir and a support structure to form a print liquid supply container, the container having a first, second and third dimensions, the support structure to at least partially surround and support the reservoir and to provide stiffness to the container, at least in a folded and mounted condition, the reservoir including a bag to hold the print liquid, being at least partially flexible to collapse for print liquid to be withdrawn from the reservoir, the bag being configured to inhibit fluid exchange, and a neck that is relatively narrow with respect to the bag in a filled state, with an opening to output print liquid from the bag.

LIQUID STORAGE UNIT
20230066644 · 2023-03-02 ·

The liquid storage unit includes a rectangular parallelepiped case having an open upper surface and a liquid storage pack including a rectangular parallelepiped adapter. The liquid storage pack is detachably housed in the case, the case includes a convex portion that protrudes from the inner side surface along a first direction perpendicular to a bottom surface, the adapter includes a concave portion that is formed on the outer side surface along a first direction and open to the lower surface, and the concave portion can engage with the convex portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the inner side surface, and is formed asymmetrically with respect to a surface that passes through the center of the adapter in the first direction and is perpendicular to the first direction.

STORAGE DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS
20230158799 · 2023-05-25 ·

A storage device includes a storage section including a plurality of walls and storing an object in a space surrounded by the plurality of walls; and a flexible printed substrate fixed to the storage section, in which the storage section includes a first positioning portion, and the flexible printed substrate includes a first electrode provided in a first wall among the plurality of walls, a second electrode provided in a second wall among the plurality of walls, a first wiring coupled to the first electrode, a second wiring coupled to the second electrode, and a second positioning portion that is coupled to the first positioning portion to determine a position of the flexible printed substrate.

STORAGE DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STORAGE DEVICE
20230158800 · 2023-05-25 ·

A storage device includes a storage section including a plurality of walls and storing an object in a space surrounded by the plurality of walls; a flexible printed substrate including a first electrode provided in a first wall among the plurality of walls, and a second electrode provided in a second wall among the plurality of walls; and a double-sided tape including a base material, a first adhesive layer formed on a first surface of the base material, and a second adhesive layer formed on a second surface of the base material opposite to the first surface, and adhering the flexible printed substrate to the storage section.

STORAGE DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS
20230158804 · 2023-05-25 ·

A storage device includes a storage section including a plurality of walls and storing an object in a space surrounded by the plurality of walls; and a flexible printed substrate including a first electrode provided in a first wall among the plurality of walls, a second electrode provided in a second wall among the plurality of walls, a first wiring coupled to the first electrode, and a second wiring coupled to the second electrode, in which a width of the first wiring in a first direction, which is a direction in which the object decreases in the storage section, is smaller than a width of the first electrode in the first direction, and a width of the second wiring in the first direction is smaller than a width of the second electrode in the first direction.