In a supply system which includes an ink container for reserving a predetermined amount of ink to be supplied to a printing head and which is configured such that ink is intermittently supplied to the container from an ink tank, there is provided a structure that fundamentally eliminates waste of ink...http://www.google.de/patents/US20030160846?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030160846 - Ink container, inkjet printing apparatus, and ink supplying method
