摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink tank which does not need a netty foam element controlling capillary force or other filling materials, and an adjustment method for back-pressure in the ink tank. SOLUTION: The tank is composed of a main body 105 and a trap 110. The main body 105 holds ink 150, and the trap 110 is held in the main body 105 and encapsulates fluid 130. The trap 110 is composed of a low point 125, a 1st leg 115 which extends from one side of the low point 125, and a 2nd leg 120 which extends from the other side of the low point 125. The 1st leg 115 is vented to the outside of the main body 105, and the 2nd leg is vented to the inside of the main body 105. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |