REFILLING JOINT FOR FLUID VESSEL, REFILLABLE FLUID RESERVOIR, METHOD FOR CATCHING OVERFLOWING FLUID, AND INKJET PRINT HEAD INCLUDING REFILLABLE FLUID RESERVOIR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To catch a fluid overflowed during the refilling of a fluid jet head.;SOLUTION: In a refilling system for a fluid reservoir, a vent port and a fluid inflow port are installed in a fluid-jet-head refilling joint. The fluid-jet-head refilling joint is covered with a fixing clip. An upper port serves as the vent port, and a bottom port serves as the fluid inflow port. The fluid is subjected to pressure so as to flow into the bottom port, or the upper port is sucked in so that the fluid can be pulled into the bottom port. The fluid is made to flow in via a needle or a pipe material, which is engaged with the port. To catch the overflowing fluid, a capillary tube is provided in a flowing area wherein the overflowing fluid is accumulated. The overflowing fluid is separated from a surface of the fixing clip and carried to a waste reservoir.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI