公开(公告)号：US20180037030A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15723325

申请日：2017-10-03

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shigeki SUZUKI ,  Koji HARADA ,  Tsuyoshi HAYASHI ,  Kazuhiko HARA ,  Yasunori KOIKE ,  Ryo OGUCHI

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16505 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2002/1655 ,  B41J2002/16558

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from a nozzle that is disposed on a nozzle surface, and an absorption member which is able to contact the nozzle surface, in which it is possible to perform a first contact operation which causes the absorption member to contact the nozzle surface at a position which corresponds to a nozzle region that includes an opening region of the nozzle, and a second contact operation which causes the absorption member to contact the nozzle surface at a position which corresponds to a non-nozzle region that is a region outside of the nozzle region.

公开(公告)号：US20150109386A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14519588

申请日：2014-10-21

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori KOIKE ,  Takashi MANO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17503 ,  B41J2/17513

Abstract: A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section connected to the liquid storage section and configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction section communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, and a connecting port defined between the liquid storage section and the communicating passage and located above the liquid injection port in a posture where the liquid injection port is oriented upward in a direction intersecting with a horizontal direction.

Abstract translation: 液体储存容器包括：液体储存部，其构造为储存液体;液体注入部，其连接到所述液体存储部，并且将所述液体注入到所述液体容纳部;空气室，与空气连通;空气导入部， 空气室，其构造为将空气引导到空气室，液体容纳部和气室彼此连通的连通通道，被定义为液体喷射部和液体的交点的液体喷射口 储存部分彼此相交，并且连接端口限定在液体存储部分和连通通道之间并且位于液体注入口的上方，其中液体注入口沿着与水平方向相交的方向向上取向的姿势。

公开(公告)号：US20150109379A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14519556

申请日：2014-10-21

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori KOIKE ,  Takashi MANO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17513

Abstract: A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction path communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, a first connecting port, which is a connecting port between the air introduction path and the air chamber, being located below a position that is lowered by a first distance from an upper end of the air chamber and located above a position that is raised by a second distance from a lower end of the air chamber in a posture where a liquid injection port is oriented upward in the intersecting direction, and a second connecting port, which is a connecting port between the communicating passage and the air chamber, in the intersecting direction in the posture, where the first distance is defined as a length of the first connecting port in an intersecting direction intersecting with a horizontal direction in the posture and the second distance is defined as a length of the second connecting port in the intersecting direction in the posture.

Abstract translation: 液体储存容器包括：液体储存部，被配置为储存液体;液体注入部，其构造成将液体注入到液体容纳部;液体注入口，限定为液体注入部和液体容纳部相交的交叉点 彼此连通的空气室，与空气室连通且构成为将空气引入空气室的空气导入路径，液体收纳部和气室通过该连通路连通， 第一连接端口，其是空气引入路径和空气室之间的连接端口，位于从空气室的上端下降第一距离并位于升高第二连接口的位置之上 在液体注入口沿相交方向向上取向的姿势下，距离空气室的下端的距离 第二连接端口，其在连通通道和空气室之间的连接端口处于姿势的交叉方向，其中第一距离被定义为与水平方向相交的交叉方向上的第一连接端口的长度 姿势和第二距离被定义为第二连接端口在姿势的交叉方向上的长度。

公开(公告)号：US20210095150A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17036012

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation

Inventor： Yusuke MIZUTAKI ,  Kiyomi KUMAMOTO ,  Tomohiro ARUGA ,  Jun ITO ,  Tomoki MARUYAMA ,  Yasunori KOIKE

IPC: C09D11/328 ,  B41J2/175 ,  C09D11/40

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes at least one aqueous ink composition, at least one ink encasement in which the aqueous ink composition is encased, a recording head that ejects the aqueous ink composition, and a carriage configured to move the ink encasement and the recording head back and forth. The carriage carries the ink encasement, with the ink encasement integrated with the carriage. The ink encasement has an ink fill port that opens and shuts as a port through which the aqueous ink composition is loaded, and the maximum external length of the ink encasement in the direction parallel with the direction in which the carriage moves back and forth is 30.0 mm or less.

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：US20150109378A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14519533

申请日：2014-10-21

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori KOIKE ,  Tokujiro OKUNO ,  Takashi MANO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/175

Abstract: A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section connected to the liquid storage section and configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction section communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, and a collection section configured to collect the liquid and provided in a route of the communicating passage, the route being configured to send the air from the air chamber toward the liquid storage section and being a portion through which the air goes downward from above of the route in a posture where the liquid injection port is oriented upward in a direction intersecting with a horizontal direction.

Abstract translation: 液体储存容器包括：液体储存部，被配置为储存液体;液体注入部，连接到液体存储部，并将液体注入到液体容纳部;液体注入口，限定为液体注入口 液体存储部彼此相交，与空气连通的空气室，与空气室连通并构成为将空气引入空气室的空气导入部，连通路，液体收容部和气室 彼此连通，并且收集部构造成收集液体并且设置在连通通道的路径中，该路线被配置为将空气从空气室朝向液体存储部发送，并且是空气通过该部分的部分 从液体喷射口朝向上方的姿势从路线的上方向下方移动 方向与水平方向相交。

公开(公告)号：US20170080714A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15238081

申请日：2016-08-16

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Shigeki SUZUKI ,  Koji HARADA ,  Tsuyoshi HAYASHI ,  Kazuhiko HARA ,  Yasunori KOIKE ,  Ryo OGUCHI

IPC: B41J2/165

CPC classification number: B41J2/16505 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J2/16535 ,  B41J2/16544 ,  B41J2/16585 ,  B41J2002/1655 ,  B41J2002/16558

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from a nozzle that is disposed on a nozzle surface, and an absorption member which is able to contact the nozzle surface, in which it is possible to perform a first contact operation which causes the absorption member to contact the nozzle surface at a position which corresponds to a nozzle region that includes an opening region of the nozzle, and a second contact operation which causes the absorption member to contact the nozzle surface at a position which corresponds to a non-nozzle region that is a region outside of the nozzle region.

公开(公告)号：US20160318307A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US15207886

申请日：2016-07-12

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori KOIKE ,  Takashi MANO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17503 ,  B41J2/17513

Abstract: A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid, a liquid injection section connected to the liquid storage section and configured to inject the liquid into the liquid storage section, an air chamber communicated with air, an air introduction section communicated to the air chamber and configured to introduce the air to the air chamber, a communicating passage through which the liquid storage section and the air chamber are communicated to each other, a liquid injection port defined as an intersection at which the liquid injection section and the liquid storage section intersect each other, and a connecting port defined between the liquid storage section and the communicating passage and located above the liquid injection port in a posture where the liquid injection port is oriented upward in a direction intersecting with a horizontal direction.

公开(公告)号：US20160259268A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US15060802

申请日：2016-03-04

Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation

Inventor： Yasunori KOIKE

IPC: B41J2/01

CPC classification number: G03G15/0889 ,  B41J2/175

Abstract: Provided is a liquid storing body for preventing a liquid containing a sedimentous component with a predetermined concentration or more from being supplied to a liquid jetting apparatus. An ink tank is provided with an ink storing part in which an opening provided on a side surface of a case is sealed with a film. An ink injection port is formed in an upper portion wall of the case. A plug member is provided with a sealing part that can seal the ink injection port, an operation part that is inserted in an ink reservoir chamber via the ink injection port, and a stirring portion provided at the lower end of the operation part. Ink in the ink storing part can be stirred by a user moving the plug member up and down with their hand.

Abstract translation: 提供一种液体储存体，用于防止含有预定浓度或更高浓度的沉降组分的液体被供应到液体喷射装置。 一个墨水盒设置有一个墨水储存部分，其中设置在壳体的侧表面上的开口用薄膜密封。 在壳体的上部壁上形成有喷墨口。 插头构件设置有可以密封墨水注入口的密封部分，经由墨水注入口插入墨水储存室中的操作部分和设置在操作部分的下端的搅拌部分。 墨水储存部分中的墨水可以由使用者用手将塞子上下移动的使用者搅拌。