EP0559206A2 - Conteneur pour produits consommables, son matériau d'emballage et méthode pour le collecter - Google Patents

Conteneur pour produits consommables, son matériau d'emballage et méthode pour le collecter Download PDF

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EP0559206A2
EP0559206A2 EP93103548A EP93103548A EP0559206A2 EP 0559206 A2 EP0559206 A2 EP 0559206A2 EP 93103548 A EP93103548 A EP 93103548A EP 93103548 A EP93103548 A EP 93103548A EP 0559206 A2 EP0559206 A2 EP 0559206A2
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Fumiharu Nakamura
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Canon Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17536—Protection of cartridges or parts thereof, e.g. tape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17526—Electrical contacts to the cartridge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17533—Storage or packaging of ink cartridges

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  • the present invention relates generally to containers for containing replaceable expendables to office equipment and more particularly to a container for containing an article of consumption and a packaging material for accommodating such a container in order to facilitate the recycling of expendables and to a method for collecting those exhausted from office equipment.
  • replaceable expendables for example, used in office automation equipment have been discarded by users themselves after their use.
  • equipment manufacturers normally provide instruction manuals for equipment to be used and replaceable expendables so that they may be discarded properly, and further stick caution labels to such equipment, expendables and the like to enumerate matters that demand special attention at the time of discarding them.
  • Brochures describing collection of refuse for recycling and stickers designating collecting destinations are presently supplied to users at the time of sales, and these brochures and stickers normally accompany the product sold.
  • the brochure is intended only to call attention to collection of refuse for recycling. Any consumer who has purchased the expendables repeatedly is not necessarily tempted to read the brochure enclosed in the instruction manual. It is therefore readily imagined for the sticker designating collecting destinations to be thrown away without attention.
  • the container for containing a used article of consumption and the refuse discharged from office equipment can be sent back by mail or express delivery to the manufacturer concerned without causing any trouble to the user.
  • the manufacturer concerned is allowed to fulfill the responsibility for refuse so that recycling of refuse may be implemented in consideration of environmental preservation.
  • Transportion means adapted to the invention is not limited since the container for the expendables can easily collected and returned, and pollution during transportation can be prevented.
  • Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of an ink cartridge according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is an external perspective view of a package for an ink cartridge according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is an external perspective view of a package for an integrated type ink cartridge according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a protective material for the discharge port of the integrated type cartridge.
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an integrated type protective material for the discharge port of integrated type cartridge.
  • Fig. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of an envelope for use in returning the ink cartridge according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 9 is a partially exploded perspective view of an envelope for use in returning the ink cartridge accroding to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of an ink cartridge for supplying expendable ink to an ink jet recording apparatus as a first example of the present invention.
  • numeral 1 denotes a replaceable ink cartridge, and 4 a container therefor.
  • An addressee 5 the details 6 of the contents, matters 7 that demand special attention at the time the cartridge is sent back, a postal code 50 and the like have been printed beforehand on the back of the container 4, this side corresponding to the back of the apparatus proper during its normal use.
  • the apparatus While the apparatus is in use, its suction force causes the ink filled in an ink tank 2 to be supplied from an ink supply port 8 to the apparatus body.
  • the ink supply port 8 is usually formed of rubber, it is provided with a retaining ring 9 to maintain the tightening force of the rubber.
  • the ink used and discharged through the operation of a suction pump of the recording apparatus is led from a waste ink suction port 10 into the ink cartridge 1 before being absorbed into an internal porous material 3 for absorbing waste ink.
  • a detecting mechanism in the apparatus operates to inform the user of the necessity of replacing the expendable cartridge.
  • the rubber member in the sealing part is so arranged that its compression permanent deformation is set at not greater than 10%, the air-tightness of the used cartridge may be increased further when the pin is pulled out.
  • the porous material for absorbing waste ink is absorbent enough to prevent the waste ink from leaking through the waste ink suction port.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a cartridge cover 11, that is, a hermetic sealing member as a hermetic sealing means for preventing ink from leaking during transportation.
  • the example shown in Fig. 2 is provided with the cartridge cover 11 for hermetically sealing the ink supply port 8 and the waste ink suction port 10 to further ensure the air-tightness in the first example.
  • the cartridge cover 11 has pawls 13 for preventing the cover 11 from slipping off, whereas an ink cartridge case 4 has holes 14 for catching the pawls.
  • the cartridge cover 11 is fitted with rubber members 12 for hermetically press-sealing the ink supply port 8 and the waste ink suction port 10, respectively.
  • rubber members 12 for hermetically press-sealing the ink supply port 8 and the waste ink suction port 10, respectively.
  • water-repellent rubber members those which are water-absorbent may be employed in the hermetic sealing parts.
  • ink is prevented from leaking even though external force is applied to the ink cartridge, which can be collected without contaminating anyone handling it or staining other commodities in transit.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates recessed and protruded parts for use in fitting the cartridge cover 11.
  • recessed parts 15 and pawls 16 as protruded parts are used to mate the cartridge with the recording apparatus, the pawls being provided on the cartridge cover 11. This arrangement is effective in saving production cost and preventing the number of processes in manufacture from increasing.
  • Either of the recessed and protruded parts, may be fitted to the cartridge without inconvenience.
  • the address of the manufacturer concerned has already been printed on the back of each ink cartridge as referred to in the first through third examples. Therefore, the user can have the manufacturer collect the used cartridge and waste ink without any nuisance only by requesting the forwarding of them as they are.
  • Fig. 4 is an external perspective view of a cartridge package 17 as the second example of the present invention.
  • the package 17 accommodates an ink cartridge 1a (which is different from what is described in the first example and only bears outwardly the details of the contents and matters that demand special attention thereto in a printed form) and is used not only for the collection of a container for containing a used cartridge but also as the delivery package before using.
  • the addressee 5 the details 6 of the contents, the matters 7 that demand special attention at the time the cartridge is transported and the like have been printed on the surface of the package 17, which is also supplied with a fixing tape 18 for sealing the package cover.
  • a fixing tape 18 for sealing the package cover.
  • the addressee and the like printed on the surface of the package cover ensure that attention is directed to them when the package is opened. Consequently, the consumer is allowed to send back the used expendable cartridge more readily than before without newly preparing another box.
  • the prevention of ink leakage at the time the cartridge integrally having a head is collected can further be accomplished by employing a cap of Fig. 6. This cap is fitted into a mating part 21.
  • the cap 22 of the integral cartridge equipped with a discharge port protective member 23 sticking to ink discharge ports 19 is provided when the cartridge is collected.
  • this cap 22 is used when the cartridge is not only collected but also replaced with another one containing ink of different color during the usual operation, it may be effective in preventing the ink discharge ports 19 of an unused cartridge from drying up.
  • a cap 24 may be provided as an attachment to the integral cartridge (not as a separate member as shown in Fig. 6) in order to prevent ink leakage when the cartridge is collected.
  • the cap 24 is provided with a discharge port protective member 23 adhering to the ink discharge port 19.
  • the cap As a separate member, it may be lost. However it can be prevented by combining it with the cartridge.
  • the protective members described in the fifth and sixth examples may be either waterproof or water-absorbent, it has to be able to adhered to the discharge ports.
  • a waterproof or water-absorbent member may be attached to the inside of the packaging material or there may otherwise be provided what has a dual construction with a water-absorbent member adhering to the inside of a waterproof member. Further, a coating instead of the use of such a member may be enough for the purpose.
  • Fig. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of an envelope for use in sending back an ink cartridge as a seventh example of the present invention.
  • This return envelope 25 is used in place of the package 17 in the fourth example and enclosed in a product before use.
  • the user is to send back the envelope 25 with the used cartridge 1a enclosed therein when it is replaced with a new one.
  • the addressee 5, the details 6 of the contents, the matters 7 that demand special attention and the like have been printed beforehand on the surface of the envelope.
  • This example has also the same effect as stated in the first through sixth examples.
  • the return envelope 25 may also be large enough to accommodate the whole package shown in the fourth example.
  • the inside of such an envelope as shown in the seventh embodiment may be coated with vinyl, polyethylene or the like typical of a waterproof member 26 to effectively prevent ink from leaking out even if ink leakage should happen inside the return envelope used in the seventh example.
  • a water-absorbent member inside the envelope may also be enough for the purpose. Further, such a water-absorbent member may be attached to the inside of a waterproof member. In this case, there will arise no problem if any one of the hermetic sealing members shown in Figs. 2, 3 or Figs. 6, 7 is used for the cartridge accommodated in the envelope to ensure that it is sent back with safety.
  • a container for containing a replaceable article of consumption to be expended as office equipment is operated has a sealing member for hermetically sealing an opening capable of communicating the inside of the container with the outside thereof, and an additional container for accommodating the container for containing the expendable supply.
  • a package or an envelope as the additional container bears an addressee of the manufacture concerned, the details of the contents and matters that demand special attention, these being printed on its surface, for use when the container for containing an article of consumption is collected after use and sent back to the addressee.

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JP4950792 1992-03-06
JP49507/92 1992-03-06
JP30106/93 1993-02-19
JP5030106A JPH05305791A (ja) 1992-03-06 1993-02-19 消耗品の容器，容器包装材及び回収方法

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EP0829363A2 (fr) * 1996-08-30 1998-03-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Réservoir à encre, support pour supporter un réservoir à encre de façon amovible et calotte pour réservoir à encre
EP0861732A2 (fr) * 1997-02-14 1998-09-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Cartouche à jet d'encre et procédé pour le stockage de tête d'impression
US5812166A (en) * 1995-08-23 1998-09-22 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink cartridge package, assembly and packing method thereof, and ink cartridge packed using same
EP0900662A3 (fr) * 1997-09-03 1999-12-01 Hewlett-Packard Company Récipient de stockage pour cartouches d'impression à jet d'encre à capuchon amovible et procédé de stockage de cartouches d'impression à jet d'encre
US6132036A (en) * 1995-09-14 2000-10-17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink tank, production process of ink tank and ink-jet printing apparatus
CN1329201C (zh) * 1994-09-16 2007-08-01 精工爱普生株式会社 喷墨打印机用的墨盒
EP2039522A1 (fr) * 2008-02-28 2009-03-25 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ensemble de cartouches d'encre
US8152287B2 (en) 2007-08-31 2012-04-10 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink cartridge assemblies

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EP0419876A1 (fr) * 1989-08-29 1991-04-03 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre
EP0423374A1 (fr) * 1989-05-01 1991-04-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ensemble forme par une cartouche de tete d'impression a jet d'encre et un boitier
EP0440261A2 (fr) * 1990-02-02 1991-08-07 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Appareil à jet d'encre et cartouche à encre pour cet appareil

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EP0423374A1 (fr) * 1989-05-01 1991-04-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ensemble forme par une cartouche de tete d'impression a jet d'encre et un boitier
EP0419876A1 (fr) * 1989-08-29 1991-04-03 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Appareil d'enregistrement à jet d'encre
EP0440261A2 (fr) * 1990-02-02 1991-08-07 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Appareil à jet d'encre et cartouche à encre pour cet appareil

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CN1329201C (zh) * 1994-09-16 2007-08-01 精工爱普生株式会社 喷墨打印机用的墨盒
US5812166A (en) * 1995-08-23 1998-09-22 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink cartridge package, assembly and packing method thereof, and ink cartridge packed using same
US6132036A (en) * 1995-09-14 2000-10-17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink tank, production process of ink tank and ink-jet printing apparatus
US6102533A (en) * 1996-08-30 2000-08-15 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink container, ink container holder for removably holding ink container, and ink container cap
EP0829363A2 (fr) * 1996-08-30 1998-03-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Réservoir à encre, support pour supporter un réservoir à encre de façon amovible et calotte pour réservoir à encre
EP0829363A3 (fr) * 1996-08-30 1999-01-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Réservoir à encre, support pour supporter un réservoir à encre de façon amovible et calotte pour réservoir à encre
US6152555A (en) * 1996-08-30 2000-11-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink container, ink container holder for removably holding ink container, and ink container cap
EP0861732A3 (fr) * 1997-02-14 1999-12-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Cartouche à jet d'encre et procédé pour le stockage de tête d'impression
US6409325B1 (en) 1997-02-14 2002-06-25 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink-jet cartridge and method of storing print head
EP0861732A2 (fr) * 1997-02-14 1998-09-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Cartouche à jet d'encre et procédé pour le stockage de tête d'impression
EP0900662A3 (fr) * 1997-09-03 1999-12-01 Hewlett-Packard Company Récipient de stockage pour cartouches d'impression à jet d'encre à capuchon amovible et procédé de stockage de cartouches d'impression à jet d'encre
US6199973B1 (en) 1997-09-03 2001-03-13 Hewlett Packard Company Storage container for inkjet cartridges having removable capping means and a method for storing inkjet cartridges
US8152287B2 (en) 2007-08-31 2012-04-10 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ink cartridge assemblies
EP2039522A1 (fr) * 2008-02-28 2009-03-25 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Ensemble de cartouches d'encre

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