| 摘要 |
AN INK CARTRIDGE (2) FOR A PRINTING APPARATUS PROVIDING INK TO A PRINT HEAD (102) THROUGH A TAPERED INK SUPPLY NEEDLE (104) AND REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE PRINT HEAD (102). THE INK CARTRIDGE (2) INCLUDES AN INK CHAMBER (4) FOR CONTAINING INK, AN INK SUPPLY PORT (6), A PACKING MEMBER (8) AND A VALVE DEVICE. THE INK SUPPLY PORT (6) SUPPLIES INK FROM THE INK CHAMBER (4) TO THE PRINT HEAD (102) OF THE PRINTING APPARATUS, THE INK SUPPLY PORT (6) INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL OPENING (14). THE PACKING MEMBER (8) IS PROVIDED IN THE INK SUPPLY PORT (6) AND FONNS AN INK CHANNEL (48) FOR ALLOWING A FLOW OF INK. THE PACKING MEMBER (8) SEALS THE INK SUPPLY NEEDLE (104) OF THE PRINTING APPARATUS BY FITTING THEREWITH. THE VALVE DEVICE IS CONTAINED IN THE INK SUPPLY PORT (6) AND ELASTICALLY ABUTS AGAINST THE PACKING MEMBER (8). THE VALVE DEVICE SELECTIVELY OPENS AND CLOSES THE INK CHANNEL (48) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INK SUPPLY NEEDLE (104). |
