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Liquid consuming device

A liquid consumption device and liquid technology, applied in printing and other directions, can solve problems such as wrong installation of covers, and achieve the effect of suppressing wrong installation

Active Publication Date: 2016-05-11
BROTHER KOGYO KK
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However, when the member connecting the caps is elastically deformed and the pitch between the caps changes, since the caps are easily attached to the non-corresponding injection ports as described above, incorrect cap attachment is likely to occur.

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Deformed example 1

[0127] In the foregoing embodiments, as Figure 15 As shown, the connecting member 91 in the unsuitable state protrudes to the right side from the area occupied by the cover 70 . However, the connection member 91 in the unsuitable state may protrude to other than the right side. For example, the connection member 91 in the unfit state may protrude leftward from the area occupied by the cover 70 .

Deformed example 2

[0129] In the aforementioned embodiment, the inner space of the ink tank 100 is divided into the four ink chambers 111B, 111M, 111C, and 111Y, and the four covers 113B, 113B, 113M, 113C and 113Y. However, the internal space of the ink tank 100 is not limited to four and may be divided into a plurality, and a plurality of caps 113 may be provided so as to correspond to the plurality of internal spaces.

[0130] Preferably, the inner space of the ink tank 100 should be divided into at least three parts, and at least a first cover, a second cover and a third cover should be provided correspondingly.

[0131] As such a structure, for example, according to the aforementioned embodiment, there is a structure in which the ink chamber 111B and the cover 113B are omitted. In the case of this structure, the internal space of the ink tank 100 is divided into three ink chambers 111Y, 111C, and 111M, and a cover 113Y, a cover 113C, and a cover 113M are provided. The cover 113Y, the cover...

Deformed example 3

[0134] The cover 70 can also be moved between the closed position and the open position by means other than rotation. For example, it is also possible to use Figures 16A-16D structure shown. exist Figures 16A-16D In the shown structure, the cover 75 is used instead of the cover 70 which rotates around the rotation axis 70A.

[0135] The cover 75 has a rear cover 75A as a part of the casing 14 and a front cover 75B provided in front of the rear cover 75A. The front cover 75B includes an extension portion 76 extending from below the front cover 75B. The extension portion 76 is movably supported in the front-rear direction 8 by the rear cover 75A. The front cover 85B can be detached from the rear cover 75A by moving in the front-rear direction 8 . The front cover 75B can be installed at the installation position of the rear cover 75A ( Figure 16A , 16B ) and the pull-out position from the rear cover 75A ( Figure 16C ) to move between.

[0136] The inlet 112 of the in...

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Abstract

A liquid consuming device comprises: a tank including a plurality of liquid storage chambers configured to store liquid, a plurality of inlets through which the liquid is poured into each of the plurality of liquid storage chambers and a plurality of liquid flow channels configured to let the liquid flow therethrough from each of the plurality of liquid flow channels; and a plurality of caps respectively embedded with the plurality of inlets via elastic deformation to respectively plug the plurality of inlets; and connecting portions for connecting the plurality of the caps when the plurality of caps are configured to corresponding positions of the plurality of inlets. The connecting portions have higher rigidness than that of the plurality of caps, and are embedded with the plurality of caps in a moving manner via alignment of the plurality of caps to the corresponding positions of the plurality of inlets.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a liquid consuming device including: a tank having a liquid injection port; and a cap that closes the injection port of the tank. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, there is known a printer (an example of a liquid consuming device) that has a large-capacity tank capable of replenishing ink and a recording head that ejects the ink supplied from the tank from nozzles to record an image on recording paper (for example, Refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-226728). The tank has an ink inlet, and the inlet can be opened and closed by a cover. With the cap removed from the inlet, ink can be replenished into the tank from the inlet. [0003] When the user refills the tank with ink, when the cap removed from the injection port is placed on a table or other placement surface, there is a risk that the cap will be lost due to the cap rolling or falling off. Regarding such a problem, it is conceivab...

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IPC IPC(8): B41J2/175
Inventor 刑部吉记
Owner BROTHER KOGYO KK