EP0398452A3 - Dot matrix printer head - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0398452A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: dot matrix; printer head; matrix printer; head; dot
Prior art date: 1984-05-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19900201875

Other versions

EP0398452B1 (en

EP0398452A2 (en

Inventor

Takashi Suzuki

Yoshinori Miyazawa

Masanao Matsuzawa

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Seiko Epson Corp

Original Assignee

Seiko Epson Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1984-05-22

Filing date

1984-10-09

Publication date

1990-12-27

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1984-05-22 Priority claimed from JP10284184A external-priority patent/JPS60245560A/en

1984-05-22 Priority claimed from JP59102842A external-priority patent/JPH0626901B2/en

1984-05-22 Priority claimed from JP59102843A external-priority patent/JP2563769B2/en

1984-10-09 Priority to EP94101076A priority Critical patent/EP0614762B1/en

1984-10-09 Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp

1984-10-09 Priority to EP94101075A priority patent/EP0606101B1/en

1984-10-09 Priority claimed from EP84306887A external-priority patent/EP0139508B1/en

1990-11-22 Publication of EP0398452A2 publication Critical patent/EP0398452A2/en

1990-12-27 Publication of EP0398452A3 publication Critical patent/EP0398452A3/en

1994-08-10 Publication of EP0398452B1 publication Critical patent/EP0398452B1/en

1994-08-10 Application granted granted Critical

2004-10-09 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
- B41J2/17513—Inner structure
- 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
- B41J2/22—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
- B41J2/23—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material using print wires
- B41J2/235—Print head assemblies
- B41J2/25—Print wires
- B41J2/255—Arrangement of the print ends of the wires
- 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
- B41J2/22—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
- B41J2/23—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material using print wires
- B41J2/305—Ink supply apparatus

EP90201875A 1984-05-22 1984-10-09 Ink supply tank for a wire dot matrix printer head Expired - Lifetime EP0398452B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP94101075A EP0606101B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank
EP94101076A EP0614762B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP102841/84		1984-05-22
JP10284184A JPS60245560A (en)	1984-05-22	1984-05-22	Ink tank for ink-type wire dot printer
JP102842/84		1984-05-22
JP59102843A JP2563769B2 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-05-22	Printer ink tank
JP59102842A JPH0626901B2 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-05-22	Multicolor printer
JP102843/84		1984-05-22
EP84306887A EP0139508B1 (en)	1983-10-13	1984-10-09	Wire dot matrix printer head

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP84306887.5 Division		1984-10-09

Related Child Applications (4)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94101076.1 Division-Into		1984-10-09
EP94101075.3 Division-Into		1984-10-09
EP94101076A Division EP0614762B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank
EP94101075A Division EP0606101B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0398452A2 EP0398452A2 (en)	1990-11-22
EP0398452A3 true EP0398452A3 (en)	1990-12-27
EP0398452B1 EP0398452B1 (en)	1994-08-10

Family

ID=27309811

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94101076A Revoked EP0614762B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank
EP90201875A Expired - Lifetime EP0398452B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink supply tank for a wire dot matrix printer head
EP94101075A Expired - Lifetime EP0606101B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94101076A Revoked EP0614762B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94101075A Expired - Lifetime EP0606101B1 (en)	1984-05-22	1984-10-09	Ink tank

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (3)	EP0614762B1 (en)
DE (3)	DE3486486T2 (en)
HK (1)	HK73195A (en)
SG (2)	SG50609A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US6247803B1 (en)	1983-10-13	2001-06-19	Seiko Epson Corporation	Ink jet recording apparatus and method for replenishing ink in the tank cartridge
JP3327046B2 (en) *	1995-04-21	2002-09-24	セイコーエプソン株式会社	Ink tank for recording apparatus and ink supply method for ink tank
AU744996B2 (en) *	1997-02-19	2002-03-07	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Liquid container for ink jet head
MX9801290A (en) *	1997-02-19	1998-11-30	Canon Cabushiki Kaisha	Ink container and ink jet recording apparatus.
DE10341787B4 (en)	2003-09-10	2009-12-17	Kmp Printtechnik Ag	ink cartridge

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2546835A1 (en) *	1975-10-18	1977-04-28	Philips Patentverwaltung	Printing unit with longitudinally movable printing wires - has wires wetted with ink directly by capillary action from supply container
US4279519A (en) *	1979-06-01	1981-07-21	Centronics Data Computer Corp.	Dot matrix printing device employing novel image transfer technique for printing on single ply or multiple ply print receiving media
EP0042293A2 (en) *	1980-06-17	1981-12-23	Seiko Epson Corporation	A wire dot printer
US4400102A (en) *	1973-01-05	1983-08-23	Centronics Data Computer Corp.	Multi-color print head

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3441950A (en) *	1967-08-15	1969-04-29	Honeywell Inc	Recorder ink reservoir containing antibubble material
FR2229320A5 (en) *	1973-05-09	1974-12-06	Meci Materiel Elect Contr	Continuous inking device for pen recorders - has reservoir containing cellular material to contain ink
US4095237A (en) *	1974-12-26	1978-06-13	Aktiebolaget Electrolux	Ink jet printing head
EP0041777B1 (en) *	1980-06-06	1985-07-31	Epson Corporation	Ink supply system for a printer
JPS57100088A (en) *	1980-12-15	1982-06-22	Seiko Epson Corp	Ink jet type printer
EP0139508B1 (en) *	1983-10-13	1991-07-24	Seiko Epson Corporation	Wire dot matrix printer head
JPS60192672A (en) *	1984-03-14	1985-10-01	Janome Sewing Mach Co Ltd	Ink-impregnated platen for printer

1984
- 1984-10-09 EP EP94101076A patent/EP0614762B1/en not_active Revoked
- 1984-10-09 DE DE19843486486 patent/DE3486486T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-10-09 DE DE19843486333 patent/DE3486333T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-10-09 SG SG1996006406A patent/SG50609A1/en unknown
- 1984-10-09 EP EP90201875A patent/EP0398452B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-10-09 EP EP94101075A patent/EP0606101B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-10-09 DE DE19843486484 patent/DE3486484T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-10-09 SG SG1996006359A patent/SG50606A1/en unknown
1995
- 1995-05-11 HK HK73195A patent/HK73195A/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4400102A (en) *	1973-01-05	1983-08-23	Centronics Data Computer Corp.	Multi-color print head
DE2546835A1 (en) *	1975-10-18	1977-04-28	Philips Patentverwaltung	Printing unit with longitudinally movable printing wires - has wires wetted with ink directly by capillary action from supply container
US4279519A (en) *	1979-06-01	1981-07-21	Centronics Data Computer Corp.	Dot matrix printing device employing novel image transfer technique for printing on single ply or multiple ply print receiving media
EP0042293A2 (en) *	1980-06-17	1981-12-23	Seiko Epson Corporation	A wire dot printer

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0398452B1 (en)	1994-08-10
SG50606A1 (en)	1998-07-20
EP0606101A3 (en)	1994-07-27
SG50609A1 (en)	1998-07-20
HK73195A (en)	1995-05-19
DE3486486D1 (en)	2001-04-19
DE3486333D1 (en)	1994-09-15
EP0606101A2 (en)	1994-07-13
DE3486333T2 (en)	1995-02-16
DE3486484T2 (en)	2001-11-08
EP0398452A2 (en)	1990-11-22
DE3486486T2 (en)	2001-11-08
DE3486484D1 (en)	2001-04-19
EP0614762B1 (en)	2001-03-14
EP0606101B1 (en)	2001-03-14
EP0614762A1 (en)	1994-09-14

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1990-10-06	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1990-11-08	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
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1994-10-28	ITF	It: translation for a ep patent filed	Owner name: SOCIETA' ITALIANA BREVETTI S.P.A.
1994-12-02	ET	Fr: translation filed
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1995-06-10	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT
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EP0139508A3 (en)	1987-01-14	Wire dot matrix printer head
GB2082508B (en)	1984-09-05	Dot matrix wire printing head
DE3661245D1 (en)	1988-12-29	Ink dot printer
EP0155816A3 (en)	1987-04-15	Dot printer head
AU542663B2 (en)	1985-02-28	Dot matrix printer head
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DE3661244D1 (en)	1988-12-29	Ink dot printer
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EP0398452A3 (en)	1990-12-27	Dot matrix printer head
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GB2167350B (en)	1989-01-11	Print head
DE3661807D1 (en)	1989-02-23	Dot matrix print head
EP0281240A3 (en)	1990-02-28	Dot matrix print head assembly
EP0247621A3 (en)	1988-06-29	Dot print head
GB2138363B (en)	1986-09-03	Dot matrix printing head
SG63593A1 (en)	1999-03-30	Dot matrix printer head
KR910001853Y1 (en)	1991-03-28	Dot matrix printer head
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DE3662993D1 (en)	1989-06-01	Ink dot printer