发明名称 |
Ink-jet printer with air-discharge-flow assuring means |
摘要 |
An ink-jet printer, including: a printing head for performing printing on a print medium by ejecting ink from nozzles; an ink tank for storing the ink to be supplied to the printing head; an ink passage through which the ink is supplied from the ink tank to the printing head; a buffer tank which stores the ink supplied through the ink passage; and an air-discharging device which discharges an air accumulated in the buffer tank through an air-discharge passage and which includes a valve member operable to open and close a communication opening that is provided in the air-discharge passage a part of which functions as a valve chamber and having: a valve portion which opens and closes the communication opening and which includes a sealing member; and a rod portion connected to the valve portion, wherein the air-discharging device further includes air-discharge-flow assuring means for assuring a discharge flow of the air flowing from the buffer tank through the air-discharge passage.
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申请公布号 |
US7364279(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.04.29 |
申请号 |
US20050073874 |
申请日期 |
2005.03.08 |
申请人 |
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
发明人 |
USUI TAKAMASA;TAKATA MASAYUKI |
分类号 |
B41J2/17;B41J2/175 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/17 |
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