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Liquid cartridge
US9809031B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9809031-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414492290-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Publication date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
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A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber, a partitioning wall partitioning the liquid chamber into a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber, a communication opening through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, and a movable member which is movable between a block position and a communication position. When the movable member is in the block position, the movable member is configured to prevent the liquid from flowing from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber through the communication opening, and when the movable member is in the communication position, the liquid is allowed to flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber through the communication opening.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A liquid cartridge comprising: a liquid chamber having an air communication opening configured to provide communication between an interior of the liquid chamber and an atmosphere of an exterior of the liquid chamber to equalize a pressure of the interior of the liquid chamber with a pressure of the exterior of the liquid chamber, a liquid supply portion selectively providing liquid communication from an interior of the liquid chamber to an exterior…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B41J2/17503Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9809031B2 cover?
- A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber, a partitioning wall partitioning the liquid chamber into a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber, a communication opening through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, and a movable member which is movable between a block position and a communication position. When the movable member is in the b…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J2/17513. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 07 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).