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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1979
Takuro Isayama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Komai, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An air removal unit (36) is disposed in a conduit (35) leading from an ink reservoir (34) to an ink ejection head (37). The amount of entrained air in the ink in the head (37) is sensed, and a heater (39) connected to the removal unit (36) is energized to heat the ink and boost the air removal efficiency when the amount of entrained air is above a certain value. The air removal unit (36) includes a container (47) and partitions (51), (52) provided in the container (47) to define chambers. The ink flows upwardly and downwardly through the chambers and the entrained air rises into a collection chamber (54) from which it is vented to the atmosphere.