摘要 |
AN INK CARTRIDGE FOR AN INK JET RECORDING DEVICE, INCLUDES: A CONTAINER (1) HAVING AN INK SUPPLY PORT (14); AT LEAST TWO INK CHAMBERS (3, 8) PARTITIONED IN THE CONTAINER, ONE (8) BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN AN UPPER SECTION AND THE OTHER (3) BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN A LOWER SECTION; AN INK SUCTION PASSAGE (A) CONNECTING A BOTTOM REGION OF THE LOWER SECTION INK (3) CHAMBER TO A BOTTOM REGION OF THE UPPER SECTION INK CHAMBER (8); AND A NEGATIVE PRESSURE GENERATING MECHANISM PROVIDED TO A FLOW PASSAGE (13) CONNECTING THE UPPER SECTION INK CHAMBER (8) TO THE INK SUPPLY PORT (14).
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