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- Patent Title: Liquid sensing apparatus for a liquid container for supplying a liquid to a liquid consuming apparatus, and a liquid container in which the liquid sensing apparatus is built
- Patent Title (中): 用于向液体消耗装置供给液体的液体容器的液体检测装置,以及构成液体检测装置的液体容器
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Application No.: US12208600Application Date: 2008-09-11
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Publication No.: US07805991B2Publication Date: 2010-10-05
- Inventor: Minoru Usui , Kazuo Koshino , Hitotoshi Kimura
- Applicant: Minoru Usui , Kazuo Koshino , Hitotoshi Kimura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
- Priority: JP2004-330510 20041115; JP2005-285813 20050930
- Main IPC: G01F23/28
- IPC: G01F23/28

Abstract:
A liquid sensing apparatus includes a liquid sensing chamber 33 having a liquid inlet port that is in communication with an external liquid container in which a liquid is reserved, and a liquid outlet port that is in communication with a liquid consuming apparatus, a movable member 34 movable depending on a liquid level in the liquid sensing chamber 33, a recess portion 33b, 41a for cooperating with a wall surface of the movable member 34 to form a closed space when the movable member 34 is moved to a predetermined position depending the liquid level, and a piezoelectric sensing means 40 for applying a vibration to the recess portion and sensing a state of a free vibration following upon the vibration.
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