Patent ID: 6109740
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer for printing on a recording medium comprising:a carriage being movable over a range of motion relative to the recording medium and to at least one position beyond an extent of the recording medium and having an ink absorber material arranged therein;a print head mounted for movement with said carriage and being in contact with the ink absorber material;an ink container for storing a supply of ink; andink supply transfer means for transferring a portion of said supply of ink from said ink container to said ink absorber material in said carriage by actuating said ink container to come into contact with said ink absorber material at said position of said carriage in said range of motion beyond an extent of the recording medium, whereinsaid ink container comprises a flexible bag holding a supply of ink and being arranged in a case body, said case body having a side wall with a through-hole formed therein, and wherein said ink supply transfer means comprises a pressing element for extending into said through-hole in said case body when said ink container comes into contact with said ink absorber material and an actuator for actuating said pressing element to apply pressure to said flexible bag and exude said supply of ink in said bag onto said ink absorber material,said flexible bag includes an S-shaped ink channel having an end thereof contacting said ink absorber material, andsaid pressing element includes a discoid cam and said actuator includes a rotary shaft connected by a belt and pulley to said discoid cam.