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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takanobu Kawabata, Yokohama, JP;
Noritake Harada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ; B41L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101364 ;
Abstract
In an ink supply device having an ink reserve vessel being composed of a bottom member and surrounding side wall members, means for shifting one member of the bottom and surrounding side wall members between a closed position contacting the one member with the other members to form the ink reserve vessel and an open position separating the one member from the other members at the bottom level of the ink reserve vessel are provided for quickly discharging ink therefrom.