Patent ID: 8152273
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A plurality of waste ink absorbent members, each of the waste ink absorbent members adapted for use in an ink jet recording apparatus for forming an image with an ink, and adapted for absorbing and holding a waste liquid which does not contribute to the image formation, each of the waste ink absorbent members comprising: a hole portion for opening an introducing position where the waste liquid is introduced; and a slit extending from the hole portion, wherein a connecting part between the hole portion and the slit has a width smaller than a shortest dimension of the hole portion, passing through a center of the introducing position of the waste liquid, and wherein the hole portions of each of the waste ink absorbent members have the same size and the slits of each of the waste ink absorbent members have the same size, and the plurality of waste ink absorbent members are stacked so that the hole portions are mutually superposed and the slits are mutually superposed.