INKJET PRINTER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inkjet printer configured so that both of a cartridge of a large capacity and a cartridge of a small capacity are appropriately fitted to a carriage and states of the cartridges fitted to the carriage are stably maintained.SOLUTION: A printer 1 comprises moving bo...

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Main Authors AOKI RYUJI, IMURA YOSHIHIKO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 05.10.2017
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inkjet printer configured so that both of a cartridge of a large capacity and a cartridge of a small capacity are appropriately fitted to a carriage and states of the cartridges fitted to the carriage are stably maintained.SOLUTION: A printer 1 comprises moving bodies 50 which can move in a longitudinal direction of a fitting portion 12 of a carriage 10, and press cartridges 40a and 40b fitted into the fitting portion 12 from back so that a connection portion 12 is electrically connected to connectors 15. The moving bodies 50 are configured so as to press only rear surfaces of protruding parts 42 of ink tanks 41, with respect to the cartridge 40b of a small capacity and to press the rear surfaces of the protruding parts 42 of the ink tanks 41 and the rear surfaces of the ink tanks 41 toward the connectors 15 and 15 respectively, with respect to the cartridge 40a of a large capacity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】大容量および小容量カートリッジの両方を適切にキャリッジに装着するとともに、各カートリッジがキャリッジに装着された状態を安定的に保持するようにする。【解決手段】プリンタ1は、キャリッジ10の装着部12の前後方向に移動可能であって、装着部12内に装着されたカートリッジ40a,40bを、接続部12がコネクタ15と電気的に接続するように後方から押圧する移動体50を備えている。この移動体50は、小容量カートリッジ40bにあっては、インクタンク41の凸部42後面のみを、また大容量カートリッジ40aにあっては、インクタンク41の凸部42後面およびインクタンク41の後面をそれぞれコネクタ15,15に向けて押圧するように構成されている。【選択図】図5
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20160072106