公开(公告)号：US20210122172A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17140796

申请日：2021-01-04

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Kazuo OTSUKA ,  Kazuhisa TAKEDA ,  Satoshi KAWAMURA ,  Haruna TAKAHASHI ,  Keisuke SASAKI

IPC: B41J11/00

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a medium mounting section on which a medium is to be mounted, a reverse-feeding path for reversing the medium that has been fed from the medium mounting section, a recording unit configured to perform recording onto the medium that has been reversed by the reverse-feeding path, and a reverse-discharging path for reversing the medium on which recording has been performed by the recording unit and for discharge the medium to a discharge section configured to discharge the medium, in which when viewed in a medium width direction intersecting a medium transport direction, a path section for reversing the medium in the reverse-feeding path and a path section for reversing the medium in the reverse-discharging path have portions overlapping each other in the vertical direction.

公开(公告)号：US20190308425A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16373060

申请日：2019-04-02

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Kazuo OTSUKA ,  Kazuhisa TAKEDA ,  Satoshi KAWAMURA ,  Haruna TAKAHASHI ,  Keisuke SASAKI

IPC: B41J11/00

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a medium mounting section on which a medium is to be mounted, a reverse-feeding path for reversing the medium that has been fed from the medium mounting section, a recording unit configured to perform recording onto the medium that has been reversed by the reverse-feeding path, and a reverse-discharging path for reversing the medium on which recording has been performed by the recording unit and for discharge the medium to a discharge section configured to discharge the medium, in which when viewed in a medium width direction intersecting a medium transport direction, a path section for reversing the medium in the reverse-feeding path and a path section for reversing the medium in the reverse-discharging path have portions overlapping each other in the vertical direction.

公开(公告)号：US20190160825A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US16203494

申请日：2018-11-28

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Kazuhisa TAKEDA ,  Kazuo OTSUKA ,  Satoshi KAWAMURA

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J13/02 ,  B41J13/10

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage unit which is provided with a liquid ejecting head, a liquid storage container which is storing a liquid, a tube which is connected to the carriage unit and which supplies the liquid which is fed from the liquid storage container to the carriage unit, a first driven roller which is provided on a downstream of the liquid ejecting head and which comes into contact with a surface of the medium which faces the liquid ejecting head, and a tube support surface which is positioned closer to a bottom side than the carriage unit in a vertical direction, and supports the tube, in which the tube support surface is at a position which is deviated from the first driven roller in the transport direction of the medium and falls within a height range of the first driven roller in the vertical direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170008298A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15273082

申请日：2016-09-22

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 includes a tank main body that is able to contain ink, an ink filling unit that is provided in the tank main body and has an opening which enables the tank main body to be filled with the ink, and a plurality of ribs that are provided around the ink filling unit of the tank main body and protrude from the tank main body. A clearance in which the ink is held due to a capillary force between the ribs is provided between two adjacent ribs among the plurality of ribs.

Abstract translation: 墨盒包括能够容纳墨水的罐主体，设置在罐主体中并具有能够使罐主体充满油墨的开口的油墨填充单元，以及多个肋， 设置在罐主体的油墨填充单元的周围并且从罐主体突出。 在多个肋之间的两个相邻肋之间设置有由于肋之间的毛细管力而保持油墨的间隙。

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。