Ink jet recorder having ink container vent blocking means
Patent 4709249 Issued on November 24, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 10, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 10, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for using a disposable ink jet assembly in a facsimile system and the like Liquid ejecting apparatus having a suction mechanism Ink jet recording apparatus Ink jet printer of the ink-on-demand type Patent #: 4589000 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/742799 filed on 06/10/1985US Classes:347/85Fluid supply systemExaminersPrimary: Hartary, Joseph W.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB41J 2/175 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1984-06-21 JPAbstractAn ink jet recorder having an ink container and a recording head, to which ink in the ink container is supplied, is mounted on a carriage moving along a recording plane of a recording medium from a stand-by position to a print position. The recording head is driven in accordance with a recording signal to discharge ink toward the recording medium. A vent path is formed in the ink container to communicate with atmosphere, and a vent blocking device for blocking the vent path from the atmosphere is provided on the recorder body, wherein the vent path is blocked from atmosphere when the recording head is in the stand-by position. | |
