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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:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2004
Akira Hayashi, Daito, JP;
Akira Hayashi, Daito, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, JP;
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a slidermovable back and forth with respect to a fixed basedisposed near a home position of an ink cartridge; a capwhich is attached to the upper part of the slider, formed of an elastic member that is opened on its upper end portionso as to cover the head surfaceof the ink cartridge, narrowed at the middle portion, and widened toward the lower end portion; and a cam mechanismwhich changes the pressure inside the capfrom a positively pressurized status into a negatively pressurized status when the ink cartridgemoves within the home position, and at a standby state, maintains the negatively pressurized status so that the capadsorbs to the head surface
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