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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Hosaka, Yokohama, JP;
Masanori Takenouchi, Yokohama, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiaki Kurihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 ;
Abstract
A head holder including an ink jet head for discharging ink and a flexible cable on which a contact portion to which an electric signal for discharging ink from the ink jet head is transferred is formed and which is joined to the ink jet head, wherein an opening through which the flexible cable passes is formed in the head holder and a portion of the flexible cable on which the contact portion is formed is exposed to the outside of the head holder from the opening of the head holder.