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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Kazunori Ito, Nagano, JP;
Seiichi Takada, Nagano, JP;
Masahide Matsuyama, Nagano, JP;
Yuichi Nakamura, Nagano, JP;
Masakazu Sato, Nagano, JP;
Tadatoshi Honzawa, Nagano, JP;
Hisashi Koike, Nagano, JP;
Taeko Nishimura, Nagano, JP;
Masahiko Fukazawa, Nagano, JP;
Kazuo Yamada, Nagano, JP;
Shinichi Yanagisawa, Nagano, JP;
Morio Sato, Nagano, JP;
Kiyoshi Kitahara, Nagano, JP;
Takashi Hara, Nagano, JP;
Takao Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an ink cartridge for use in an ink jet recorder including positioning a container body having a bottom wall and an opening on a pallet such that the bottom wall faces upward, the container body including a porous member, a foam chamber for accommodating the porous member therein, and an ink supply port, having an inlet formed in the bottom surface of the foam chamber and an outlet; inserting packing into the ink supply port; sealing the ink supply port outlet; resetting the container body on the pallet by turning the container body upside down such that the opening faces upward; affixing a filter to the ink supply port inlet; inserting the porous member into the foam chamber; bonding a cover to the opening of the container body; injecting ink into the foam chamber; and sealing the cover.