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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Tsutomu Abe, Isehara, JP;
Yutaka Koizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyomi Aono, Kawasaki, JP;
Seiichiro Karita, Yokohama, JP;
Kouichi Omata, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroki Tajima, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink tank has an ink container storing the ink to be used in the printing apparatus, a waste ink container storing the ink used in the printing apparatus, an atmosphere communication hole provided in the waste ink container, and a coupling member provided on one of or both of the ink container and the waste ink container and provided for coupling the ink container and the waste ink container, and forming an ink guide path for guiding the ink flown from the atmosphere communication hole to a predetermined position of the ink container or the waste ink container. An elastic body has a domed shape, and is used at a coupling portion in one of or both of the ink container and the waste ink container, the coupling portion for coupling the containers to the printing apparatus.