Patent ID: 6715865
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A distribution package form of an ink-jet recording head prior to installation in an ink-jet apparatus, comprising:an ink-jet head portion; an ink tank portion connected to said ink-jet head portion, said ink tank portion constituting a storing portion for storing ink to be supplied to said ink-jet head portion; a connecting portion provided in said ink tank portion, in which an ink supply pipe for supplying ink to said ink tank portion from outside of said ink tank portion is to be inserted to form a connection between said ink tank and the outside thereof while said ink-jet recording head is being used; an elastic joint arranged in said connecting portion, through which said ink supply pipe can pass; and a pipe member for communicating air between an inside of said ink tank portion and the outside thereof, said pipe member being inserted and held in said elastic joint.