Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ink tank unit, ink jet printer, and ink tank
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Application No.: US15273082Application Date: 2016-09-22
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Publication No.: US09855761B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Hidenao Suzuki , Shoma Kudo , Naomi Kimura , Keigo Iizawa , Masayuki Kanazawa , Naofumi Mimura , Keisuke Akimoto , Ryusuke Takakura , Soshi Okawa , Munehide Kanaya , Nobuyuki Nishi , Satoshi Kawamura
- Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2013-040405 20130301; JP2013-150217 20130719
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175 ; B41J29/13

Abstract:
An ink tank includes a tank main body that is able to contain ink, an ink filling unit that is provided in the tank main body and has an opening which enables the tank main body to be filled with the ink, and a plurality of ribs that are provided around the ink filling unit of the tank main body and protrude from the tank main body. A clearance in which the ink is held due to a capillary force between the ribs is provided between two adjacent ribs among the plurality of ribs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170008298A1 INK TANK UNIT, INK JET PRINTER, AND INK TANK Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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