Replenishment container and inkjet recording device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738079-B2
Application number	US-201314914805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2013
Priority date	Nov 29, 2013
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a replenishment container and an inkjet recording device that are capable of reducing staining by ink or a solvent during ink or solvent replenishing. The replenishment container comprises a storage member having an opening formed therein and having a storage chamber that stores ink or solvent, a stopper member that seals the opening of the storage member, and a lid member that covers the stopper member. The replenishment container is characterized by: comprising a seal member that has a throughhole between the stopper member and the lid member; the lid member having a throughhole that is opened concentrically with the throughhole of the seal member; and the inner diameter of part or all of the throughhole in the seal member being smaller than the inner diameter of the throughhole in the lid member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A replenishment container, comprising:
a storage member comprising a storage chamber that stores ink or a solvent and comprising an opening formed therein;
a stopper member configured to seal the opening of the storage member; and
a lid member configured to cover the stopper member, wherein
the replenishment container comprises a seal member that has a through hole between the stopper member and the lid member,
the lid member comprises a through hole formed concentrically with the through hole of the seal member and an inner diameter of part or a whole of the through hole of the seal member is smaller than an inner diameter of the through hole of the lid member, and
the stopper member is used as a first stopper member, a through hole is provided at a central part of the first stopper member, the through hole is provided with a T-figured second stopper member and a spring is provided between the first stopper member and the second stopper member.

Assignees

• Hitachi Industry Equipment Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsushita Takehiko
• Yoshida Naomichi
• Miyao Akira
• Harada Nobuhiro

Classifications

• B41J2/17506

  Refilling of the cartridge · CPC title

• B41J2/18

  Ink recirculation systems · CPC title

• B41J2/175 Primary

  Ink supply systems {; Circuit parts therefor} · CPC title

• B41J2002/1853

  ink collectors for continuous Inkjet printers, e.g. gutters, mist suction means · CPC title

• B65D51/20

  Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing {(B65D51/185 takes precedence; co-operating with an auxiliary container for additional articles or materials B65D51/28)} · CPC title