Claims
- 1. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- an ink jet recording head;
- a supporting section for removably supporting an ink container on the apparatus, the ink container being adapted to hold ink for supply to said recording head, wherein said supporting section includes a hollow needle and an opening for allowing insertion of said hollow needle into the ink container when the ink container is supported on said supporting section;
- an ink supply path between said hollow needle and said recording head for supplying ink in the ink container to said recording head; and
- an absorbing material proximate to said opening and disposed in a reservoir formed in said supporting section for absorbing waste ink collecting near said opening during mounting or removal of the ink container.
- 2. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- an ink jet recording head;
- a supporting section for removably supporting an ink container on said apparatus;
- a hollow needle disposed for insertion into the ink container, the ink container being adapted to hold ink for supply to said recording head;
- an ink supply path between said hollow needle and said recording head for supplying ink in the ink chamber to said recording head; and
- an absorbing material proximate to said needle and disposed in a reservoir formed in said supporting section for absorbing waste ink from said hollow needle or the container when the container is mounted to or removed from the apparatus.
- 3. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- an ink jet recording head;
- a supporting section for detachably supporting an ink container on said apparatus;
- a hollow needle disposed for insertion into the ink container, the ink container being adapted to hold ink for supply to said recording head;
- an ink supply path between said hollow needle and said recording head for supplying ink in the ink chamber to said recording head; and
- an absorbing material proximate to said needle and disposed in a reservoir formed in said supporting section for absorbing waste ink from said hollow needle or the container when the container is mounted to or removed from the apparatus.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/237,641 filed Aug. 26, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,878,069, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/082,946, filed Aug. 10, 1987, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/752,538, filed July 8, 1985, now abandoned.
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