EP1764229A3 - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

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EP1764229A3
EP1764229A3 EP06254780A EP06254780A EP1764229A3 EP 1764229 A3 EP1764229 A3 EP 1764229A3 EP 06254780 A EP06254780 A EP 06254780A EP 06254780 A EP06254780 A EP 06254780A EP 1764229 A3 EP1764229 A3 EP 1764229A3
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image forming
forming apparatus
engine unit
main body
recording medium
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1764229B1 (en
EP1764229A2 (en
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Naruse Shinichiro
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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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
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge
    • B41J2/17509—Whilst mounted in 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
    • B41J19/00—Character- or line-spacing mechanisms
    • B41J19/04—Sound-deadening or shock-absorbing devices or measures therein
    • 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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/02—Framework
    • 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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism

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  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)
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Abstract

An image forming apparatus wherein an engine unit (100) is detachably provided in an apparatus main body (1), the image forming apparatus is characterized in that:
the engine unit (100) is formed by unitizing an image forming part (2) configured to jet a liquid drop of recording liquid so that an image is formed on a recording medium (5), and a conveyance part (3) configured to convey the recording medium (5); and the engine unit (100) is three-point (102a-c) supported by a housing (111) of the apparatus main body (1).
EP06254780.7A 2005-09-16 2006-09-14 Image forming apparatus Expired - Fee Related EP1764229B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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JP2005269495A JP4679316B2 (en) 2005-09-16 2005-09-16 Image forming apparatus

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EP1764229A2 EP1764229A2 (en) 2007-03-21
EP1764229A3 true EP1764229A3 (en) 2009-09-09
EP1764229B1 EP1764229B1 (en) 2016-05-18

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KR101331380B1 (en) * 2008-03-25 2013-11-20 세이코 엡슨 가부시키가이샤 Recording apparatus
JP5153518B2 (en) * 2008-08-26 2013-02-27 理想科学工業株式会社 Image recording device
JP5365494B2 (en) * 2009-12-14 2013-12-11 株式会社リコー Image forming apparatus
JP5517737B2 (en) * 2010-05-17 2014-06-11 キヤノン株式会社 Image forming apparatus
JP2012024984A (en) * 2010-07-21 2012-02-09 Seiko Epson Corp Recording apparatus
JP6020244B2 (en) * 2013-02-18 2016-11-02 ブラザー工業株式会社 Inkjet recording device

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EP0945278A2 (en) * 1998-03-27 1999-09-29 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha Head loading device
EP1122080A2 (en) * 2000-02-02 2001-08-08 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Frame connection structure in printer device
EP1291191A1 (en) * 2001-09-07 2003-03-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
US20040155923A1 (en) * 2002-08-09 2004-08-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus

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JPH02107471A (en) * 1988-10-17 1990-04-19 Hitachi Ltd Method and apparatus for direct acting body and printer
JP3342317B2 (en) * 1996-09-25 2002-11-05 株式会社ピーエフユー Support structure of optical unit of image reading device
JP2003270898A (en) * 1998-05-07 2003-09-25 Ricoh Co Ltd Image forming apparatus
JPH11352740A (en) * 1998-06-04 1999-12-24 Ricoh Co Ltd Image forming device
JP2000310930A (en) * 1999-04-27 2000-11-07 Canon Inc Image forming device
JP4000446B2 (en) * 2001-12-20 2007-10-31 富士ゼロックス株式会社 Image forming apparatus and image forming unit used therefor
JP4473079B2 (en) * 2003-09-19 2010-06-02 株式会社リコー Image forming apparatus
JP2005178024A (en) * 2003-12-16 2005-07-07 Seiko Epson Corp Printing device

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0945278A2 (en) * 1998-03-27 1999-09-29 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha Head loading device
EP1122080A2 (en) * 2000-02-02 2001-08-08 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Frame connection structure in printer device
EP1291191A1 (en) * 2001-09-07 2003-03-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
US20040155923A1 (en) * 2002-08-09 2004-08-12 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus

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JP2007076271A (en) 2007-03-29
EP1764229A2 (en) 2007-03-21
JP4679316B2 (en) 2011-04-27

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