Patent ID: 6619344
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
In a device for filling an ink cartridge, particularly a refilling device for filling ink cartridges of ink-jet systems, such as printers and plotters, or other automatic registering, rating or drawing apparatus, wherein the device includes an adaptor configured to be connected to a refilling container and an ink cartridge, wherein the refilling container is arranged above the ink cartridge in a filling position, and wherein the adaptor has at least two connections for the refilling container and the ink cartridge, a separate ink reservoir being arranged in the ink cartridge and a filling container being arranged in the refilling container, wherein the ink reservoir of the ink cartridge and the filling container of the refilling container are easily deformable bags, wherein the reservoir bag and the container bag are of a flexible, elastic material, the improvement comprisinga hermetically sealed cartridge space formed between the cartridge housing and the separate ink reservoir, the adaptor forming in the filling position together with the ink cartridge to be refilled and the refilling container a hermetically closed filling system and an additional air system between the hermetically sealed cartridge space and atmosphere.