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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Koichi Kubo, Yokohama, JP;
Shogo Kawamura, Numazu, JP;
Tetsuya Ohashi, Matsudo, JP;
Ryoji Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideki Ogura, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kotaki, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Kubo, Yokohama, JP;
Shogo Kawamura, Numazu, JP;
Tetsuya Ohashi, Matsudo, JP;
Ryoji Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideki Ogura, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kotaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink tank includes a stirrer supported in a freely moveable manner near an inner wall of an ink storage chamber. When the stirrer moves closest to the inner wall, a predetermined gap is formed between opposing surfaces of the inner wall and the stirrer.