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Title:
INK TANK UNIT, INKJET PRINTER, AND INK TANK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/132640
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a countermeasure for ink spills. Provided is an ink tank unit including: an ink tank (9) that is capable of storing ink; an ink injecting portion (101) disposed in a case (61) of the ink tank (9) and having an opening (125) through which the ink can be injected into the ink tank (9); and a second case (7) which, with respect to a fifth wall (75) of the case (61) in which the ink injection part (101) is provided, covers at least a portion thereof in the periphery of the ink injection part (101). A recess portion (121) and a side wall (145) that can guide the ink into the recess portion (121) are disposed in either the abovementioned peripheral portion of the fifth wall (75) and/or a portion of the second case (7) facing the abovementioned peripheral portion.

Inventors:
SUZUKI HIDENAO (JP)
KUDO SHOMA (JP)
KIMURA NAOMI (JP)
IIZAWA KEIGO (JP)
KANAZAWA MASAYUKI (JP)
MIMURA NAOFUMI (JP)
AKIMOTO KEISUKE (JP)
TAKAKURA RYUSUKE (JP)
OKAWA SOSHI (JP)
KANAYA MUNEHIDE (JP)
NISHI NOBUYUKI (JP)
KAWAMURA SATOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/001024
Publication Date:
September 04, 2014
Filing Date:
February 26, 2014
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Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/175
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011129123A22011-10-20
WO2012066757A12012-05-24
Foreign References:
US20060119671A12006-06-08
JP2008100462A2008-05-01
JP3128237U2006-12-28
US7771033B22010-08-10
Other References:
See also references of EP 2962852A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMIYANAGI, Masataka et al. (JP)
Masaaki Kamiyanagi (JP)
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