发明名称 |
INK TANK AND INK JET PRINTER INCORPORATING THE SAME |
摘要 |
An ink chamber is formed with a vent port allowing atmospheric air to enter therein and an ink outlet from which ink is taken out. An optical member has an ink contact face capable of contacting with ink contained in the ink chamber. The ink contact face includes a detection face at which a remaining amount of ink in the ink chamber is optically detected in accordance with an amount of air entered into the ink chamber via the vent port. A first ink absorbing member is disposed in the vicinity of the ink contact face, and capable of absorbing the ink in the ink chamber.
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申请公布号 |
CA2617221(C) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.03.06 |
申请号 |
CA20032617221 |
申请日期 |
2003.08.07 |
申请人 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HANAOKA, YUKIHIRO;YAMADA, KOJI;NAKAYAMA, HIROYUKI;YAMADA, MANABU |
分类号 |
B41J2/175;B41J2/01;G01F23/292 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/175 |
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