A method of manufacturing an ink cartridge for use in ink-jet recorder

摘要

A method of refilling an ink cartridge for use in an ink-jet recorder comprising the steps of: positioning an ink bag (1) on a surface (40c); inserting an ink needle (44) into a port (5) of the ink bag; discharging the ink in the ink bag; and subsequently charging the ink bag with a specified quantity of ink. The ink may be discharged by applying negative pressure via the ink needle while the ink bag is compressed by press plates (45) and the ink bag may be charged in a vacuum environment. Moreover, the ink for charging the ink bag may be fed by a gas-liquid separation unit (52) for substantially removing gas from the ink.