Patent ID: 6250746
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A method of inserting a single integral porous member into a chamber of an ink cartridge comprising the steps of:providing an ink cartridge having said chamber and an opening into said chamber from the exterior of the said cartridge, said opening being formed with a first volume;providing a single integral porous member having a second volume, the second volume being greater than the first volume of said chamber of the ink cartridge;compressing the single integral porous member in a first direction to a dimension equal to or less than the size of the said cartridge opening by comb-shaped first members of an insertion device to provide a compressed single integral porous member;positioning the compressed single integral porous member over the chamber opening while held by said first members of the insertion device; andinserting the compressed single integral porous member into the chamber through the cartridge opening by activating a second member of the insertion device.