Liquid supply system and liquid consumption apparatus with same

A technology of a liquid consumption device and a liquid supply system, which is applied in printing and other directions, and can solve problems such as multiple replacements

Active Publication Date: 2012-03-21
SEIKO EPSON CORP
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In such a liquid tank, when the ink in the container is used up, a new liquid tank is generally replaced for each liquid tank, and

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[0056] Hereinafter, in order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, examples will be described in the following order.

[0057] A. Device composition:

[0058] A-1. Composition of inkjet printer:

[0059] A-2. The composition of the ink tank;

[0060] A-3. The composition of the tank:

[0061] B. Variations:

[0062]A. Device composition:

[0063] A-1. Composition of inkjet printer:

[0064] figure 1 It is an explanatory diagram illustrating an inkjet printer 10 as a liquid consuming device of this embodiment. The illustrated inkjet printer 10 has a generally box-shaped appearance, a front cover 11 is provided at a substantially central position of the front surface, and a plurality of operation buttons 15 are provided adjacent to the left side of the front cover. The front cover 11 is pivotally supported on the lower end side, and when the upper end side is brought down to the front side, the elongated paper discharge opening 12 through which...

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The present invention relates to a liquid supply system and a liquid consumption apparatus with the same, which can inhibit the dust form entering from the inlet in the process of supplementing liquid, without enabling the operation of supplementing the liquid from the inlet of a liquid container. The position of the upper portion of one side of the liquid container is provided with an inlet with the opening arranged towards the horizontal direction, and when the liquid is supplemented, the inlet is arranged upwards to lay the liquid container on one side thereof. Further, a cover component for covering on the inlet is arranged, the cover component is located at the upper side of the liquid container in the state that the liquid container is arranged on one side thereof, the position of one side opposite to the side provided with the ink inlet, of the cover component is supported by a shaft. Therefore, dust is difficult to accumulate near the inlet, thereby preventing the dust from entering from the inlet in the process of supplementing the liquid. Additionally, in the state that the liquid container is arranged on one side thereof, the cover plate can rotate towards the direction far away from the liquid container, thereby easily performing the operation of supplementing liquid.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a technique of supplying liquid consumed in a liquid consuming device. Background technique [0002] As an example of a liquid consuming device, there is known a so-called inkjet printer that prints an image or the like by ejecting ink from an ejection head. The liquid ejected from the ejection head is accommodated in a dedicated liquid containing container (for example, a liquid tank), and the liquid in the liquid tank is supplied to the ejection head via a connection pipe. In such liquid tanks, when the ink in the container is used up, it is generally replaced with a new liquid tank for each liquid tank, and when a large amount of printing is performed (a large amount of liquid is consumed), the ink cartridge must be replaced several times. [0003] For this reason, a liquid tank that can be used by replenishing liquid without replacing the liquid tank has been proposed (Patent Document 1). In such a liquid tank, an...

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IPC IPC(8): B41J2/175
Inventor 有贺言也石泽卓清水芳明
Owner SEIKO EPSON CORP
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