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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Yoshio Uchikata, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshifumi Hattori, Yamato, JP;
Yoji Ara, Yokohama, JP;
Masashi Kitani, Yokohama, JP;
Etsurou Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihide Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Hideo Saikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Masami Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Hanabusa, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Tanno, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsuyo Ohashi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Bekki, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Aono, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaharu Ikado, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink; a recording head for performing recording by selectively ejecting ink; a mounting portion for mounting the ink tank and the recording head; a liquid passage coupling portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and the recording head for separating or connecting the ink passages in the ink tank and the recording head; a holding portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and recording head for guiding the ink tank to the recording head in order to hold them separably; and an electrically or mechanically connecting portion provided on either or both of the recording head and mounting portion for electrically or mechanically connecting the recording head to or separating it from the mounting portion.