公开(公告)号：US20160263900A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-15

申请号：US14935702

申请日：2015-11-09

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Naomi KIMURA ,  Munehide KANAYA

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2002/17579

Abstract: Provided is a technique for restraining leakage of a liquid from a tank. An ink tank 25 is provided with an ink injecting part 113, an ink container 120, an atmospheric air introduction part 121, and electrode pins 140a and 140b. A recess 125 that is open downward in the gravity direction when the ink tank 25 is in a posture when ink is supplied to a printing head part 32 is formed in the ink container 120. The electrode pins 140a and 140b are provided in a first upper wall part 131 constituting an upper end wall part of the recess 125. In addition, an ink injection port 135 of the ink injecting part 113 and an atmospheric air introduction port 136 of the atmospheric air introduction part 121 are provided outside the recess 125, in the ink container 120.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于抑制来自罐的液体泄漏的技术。 墨盒25设有墨水注入部分113，墨水容器120，大气引入部分121和电极引脚140a和140b。 当油墨盒25处于向油墨容器120中供墨时的姿势时，在重力方向上向下打开的凹部125.电极销140a和140b设置在第一上部 构成凹部125的上端壁部的壁部131.另外，墨水注入部113的墨水注入口135和大气导入部121的大气导入口136设置在凹部125的外侧， 墨水容器120。

公开(公告)号：US20160009100A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14770332

申请日：2014-02-26

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shoma KUDO ,  Naomi KIMURA ,  Hidenao SUZUKI ,  Munehide KANAYA ,  Yasunori KOIKE ,  Tokujiro OKUNO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: A liquid container includes a container portion configured to contain ink; an air chamber configured to contain the air that is introduced into the container portion; a first air introducing path configured to introduce the outside air into the air chamber; and a second air introducing path configured to introduce the air contained in the air chamber into the container portion. The first introducing port is located vertically above a liquid level in the air chamber of the ink flowing from the container portion into the air chamber, in a first attitude that the container portion and the air chamber are aligned in a direction intersecting with a vertical direction and that a first introducing port of the first air introducing path is located vertically above a delivery port of the second air introducing path.

Abstract translation: 液体容器包括构造成容纳墨水的容器部分; 空气室，被配置为容纳引入容器部分的空气; 第一空气引入路径，其被配置为将外部空气引入到所述空气室中; 以及第二空气导入路径，其构造为将容纳在所述空气室中的空气引入到所述容器部。 所述第一引入口位于从所述容器部分流入所述空气室的所述墨水的空气室中的液面垂直方向上，所述第一引入口处于所述容器部分和所述空气室沿垂直方向相交的方向 并且第一空气导入路径的第一引入口位于第二空气导入路径的排出口的上方。

公开(公告)号：US20160009096A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14771376

申请日：2014-02-26

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Hidenao SUZUKI ,  Shoma KUDO ,  Naomi KIMURA ,  Keigo IIZAWA ,  Masayuki KANAZAWA ,  Naofumi MIMURA ,  Keisuke AKIMOTO ,  Ryusuke TAKAKURA ,  Soshi OKAWA ,  Munehide KANAYA ,  Nobuyuki NISHI ,  Satoshi KAWAMURA

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17596 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: An ink tank unit includes: an ink tank that is able to contain ink; an ink filling unit that is provided in a case of the ink tank and has an opening which enables the ink tank to be filled with the ink; and a second case that covers at least a part of a peripheral section of the ink filling unit, of a fifth wall of the case on which the ink filling unit is provided. A recessed section and a side wall which enables the ink to be guided to the recessed section are provided on at least one section of the peripheral section of the fifth wall and a section of the second case, which faces the peripheral section.

Abstract translation: 墨盒单元包括：能够容纳墨水的墨盒; 墨水填充单元，其设置在墨盒的壳体中，并且具有能够使墨水罐充满墨水的开口; 以及覆盖墨水填充单元的周边部分的至少一部分的第二壳体，其中设置有墨水填充单元的壳体的第五壁。 在第五壁的周边部分的至少一个部分和与周边部分相对的第二壳体的一部分上设置使油墨能够被引导到凹部的凹部和侧壁。

公开(公告)号：US20150130879A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-14

申请号：US14531714

申请日：2014-11-03

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Naomi KIMURA ,  Munehide KANAYA ,  Yoshisada AOKI ,  Nobuhisa NOMOTO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: An ink jet type printer including: a printing function section, a liquid ejecting head that is supported on a carriage movably disposed in the printing function section and performs recording by ejecting ink with respect to a paper sheet, and an ink supply tube that guides the ink of a main tank in which the ink is stored to the liquid ejecting head and has a deformation movable section capable of being deformed following movement of the carriage. The printing function section is provided with a filling port for filling the ink and the filling port and the main tank are connected through a connection pipe, a sub-tank, and an ink communication pipe.

Abstract translation: 一种喷墨式打印机，包括：打印功能部分，液体喷射头，其被支撑在可移动地设置在打印功能部分中的滑架上，并通过相对于纸张喷射墨水进行记录;以及墨水供应管， 主油箱的油墨，其中油墨被存储到液体喷射头，并且具有能够在滑架移动之后变形的变形可移动部分。 打印功能部分设置有用于填充墨水的填充口和填充口，主罐通过连接管，副罐和墨水连通管连接。

公开(公告)号：US20190224976A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16371844

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Soshi OKAWA ,  Shoma KUDO ,  Nobuyuki NISHI ,  Munehide KANAYA

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: An recording device includes a recording head that performs recording using ink; a liquid containing body that is capable of accommodating ink; a casing of which at least the recording portion and the liquid containing body are provided on an inside portion; a tube that connects the liquid containing body and the recording head with each other; and a operating panel that constitutes a portion of an outer covering of the recording device and operates the recording device. The operating panel is provided to be capable of performing an opening/closing operation with respect to the casing between two positions which are an opened position which exposes and a closed position which does not expose an inside of the casing, and at least a portion of the liquid containing body is exposed, by an opening operation of the operating panel.

公开(公告)号：US20180281432A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15562401

申请日：2016-03-29

Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation

Inventor： Munehide KANAYA ,  Eiko YANAGIDA ,  Nobuhisa NOMOTO ,  Toshifumi SAKAI

IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract: A printing device includes a printing unit that performs printing on a medium using liquid, a liquid container that includes a liquid containing chamber capable of containing the liquid supplied to the printing unit, and a liquid receiving portion that includes an inner end opening, which opens in the liquid containing chamber, and an outer end opening, which is located at an opposite side of the inner end opening, the liquid containing chamber is able to receive the liquid through the liquid receiving portion. The liquid container includes an opening formation wall portion that is provided with the inner end opening. The outer end opening has a dimension in one direction that is greater than or equal to a width of the opening formation wall portion in the one direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170129246A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15409727

申请日：2017-01-19

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Naomi KIMURA ,  Shoma KUDO ,  Munehide KANAYA

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: A liquid container includes a liquid container portion and a liquid inlet portion. The liquid inlet portion is connected with the liquid container portion and configured to pour liquid into the liquid container portion. The liquid container portion includes a bottom wall, a liquid inlet portion-forming wall that is located above the bottom wall and at which the liquid inlet portion is arranged, a visual recognition wall, an opposite wall opposite the visual recognition wall, and a partition wall. The visual recognition wall is a wall that extends in a direction intersecting the bottom wall and the liquid inlet portion-forming wall and through which the liquid in the liquid container portion is visible from outside. At least a part of the partition wall is located between the visual recognition wall. The opening is an intersecting part at which the liquid inlet portion intersects with the liquid inlet portion-forming wall.

公开(公告)号：US20170113467A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15296379

申请日：2016-10-18

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Takanori MATSUDA ,  Shoma KUDO ,  Munehide KANAYA

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17503 ,  B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/1753 ,  B41J2/17556 ,  B41J2/17566

Abstract: A liquid container including: a liquid container part; a liquid injection part; an air introduction part; and a buffer part that is in communication with the liquid container part via a first communication path, and in communication with the air introduction part via a second communication path. the buffer part, when the liquid container is in a second orientation that is rotated from the first orientation by 180°, is configured to store the liquid having a volume that is equal to or larger than a volume of the liquid in the liquid container part such that a surface of the liquid is located below a second opening end of the first communication path in the buffer part and a third opening end of the second communication path in the buffer part.

公开(公告)号：US20170106664A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15296356

申请日：2016-10-18

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shoma KUDO ,  Soshi OKAWA ,  Munehide KANAYA

IPC: B41J2/19

CPC classification number: B41J2/19 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17536 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566

Abstract: A tank includes a liquid containing portion, an air introduction portion that enables the air to be introduced into the liquid containing portion, a liquid injection portion that enables the liquid to be injected into the liquid containing portion. The air introduction portion includes a first air introduction portion that is in communication with the liquid containing portion, and a second air introduction portion. The first air introduction portion includes a first air introduction port and a first air flow path. The second air introduction portion includes a second air introduction port and a second air flow path. A first member that is configured to pass the air through the inside and is configured to block the liquid through the inside. A second member that is configured to pass the air through the inside and is configured to block the liquid through the inside.

公开(公告)号：US20160200111A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US15074888

申请日：2016-03-18

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Naomi KIMURA ,  Shoma KUDO ,  Hidenao SUZUKI ,  Munehide KANAYA

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J25/00

CPC classification number: B41J2/17506 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/20 ,  B41J25/001

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a housing body, an opening/closing member, attached to the housing body via a pivot shaft so as to be capable of rotating freely, that covers the surface of the housing body on one side thereof, and an ink tank having an injection port for filling an ink holding chamber with ink used in recording. Here, the ink tank is disposed so that one end thereof is positioned within the housing body on the opposite side of the housing body as the side in which the pivot shaft is provided, and has a stepped shape including a step portion, the step portion being provided on a side of the ink tank that is further from the pivot shaft. The injection port is provided in the step portion, and when the opening/closing member is opened and the ink is to be filled.