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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Dieter Stellmach, Bad Dürrheim, DE;
Timoth Hermann, Illerberg-Thal, DE;
Tally Computerdrucker GmbH, Ulm-Elchingen, DE;
Abstract
An ink printer having a printer body having two side walls arranged at a longitudinal distance from one another and a user side as defined along a longitudinal side of the printer body between the two side walls, the printer body defining a reservoir within the printer body. An exchangeable tank is removably insertable into the printer body so as to supply ink to the reservoir. A printer ink connection is arranged at the printer body, an ink connection arranged at a side of the exchangeable tank, the tank side having a defined cross-section, the printer ink connection and the tank ink connection being arranged so as to be connectable to one another after insertion of the exchangeable tank into the printer body. A basin-type transverse carrier arranged longitudinally between the two side walls proximal the user side, the basin-type transverse carrier having an open top portion that accommodates the at least one exchangeable tank. A spring-mounted protective plate arranged in and perpendicular to the basin-type transverse carrier so as to be longitudinally movable, a cross-section of the at least one spring-mounted protective plate being configured so as to conform to and thereby accommodate the cross-section of the ink connection side of the exchangeable tank. Finally, a forward motion device arranged in the basin-type transverse carrier so as to enable manual movement of the at least one exchangeable tank into a fixed end position, thereby connecting the at least one printer ink connection to the tank ink connection.