Ink jet recording head and method for preserving same
CA 2062416 C · Owner: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · Inventors: Ohkuma, Norio; Saito, Megumi; Higuma, Masahiko
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A recording head comprises an ink container an energy generating device for discharging ink from the ink container, an ink discharge section corresponding to the energy generating device and a covering member that covers the ink discharge section and an atmosphere-communicating opening for the ink container, wherein when the recording head is out of recording, a small opening communicating with the atmosphere-communicating opening, or a valve member capable of opening or closing in accordance with an internal pressure change, or an internal pressure change-absorbing member capable of absorbing an internal pressure change by changing its volume is provided on said covering member at a …
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- Filed March 6, 1992 and granted December 30, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 6, 2012.
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