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US 10,093,101 B2Granted
Liquid consuming apparatus and ink-jet printer
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuo Nishikawa
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Abstract
A liquid consuming apparatus includes: a liquid consumer that consumes liquid; a liquid receiver that receives the liquid discharged from the liquid consumer; a first waste-liquid storage connected to the liquid receiver so as to allow communication of the liquid therebetween; a second waste-liquid storage connected to the first waste-liquid storage so as to allow communication of the liquid therebetween; a housing; and a sheet tray supported by the housing. The first waste-liquid storage is disposed on a side of the sheet tray. The second waste-liquid storage is disposed under the sheet tray.
Claims16
A liquid consuming apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid consumer that consumes liquid;
- a liquid receiver that receives the liquid discharged from the liquid consumer;
- a first waste-liquid storage connected to the liquid receiver so as to allow communication of the liquid therebetween;
- a second waste-liquid storage connected to the first waste-liquid storage such that an inner space of the first waste-liquid storage and an inner space of the second waste-liquid storage directly communicate with each other;
- a housing;
- and
- a sheet tray supported by the housing,
- the first waste-liquid storage being disposed on a side of the sheet tray,
- the second waste-liquid storage being disposed under the sheet tray,
- wherein the second waste-liquid storage overlaps the sheet tray when viewed from an upper side in an up and down direction.
7 more elements
An ink-jet printer, comprising:
- an ink-jet head;
- a first waste-ink storage;
- a second waste-ink storage;
- a first waste-ink path connected to the first waste-ink storage, the first waste-ink path being connectable to the ink-jet head, wherein the first waste-ink storage is communicated with the ink-jet head via the first waste-ink path when the first waste-ink path is connected to the ink-jet head;
- a second waste-ink path connected to the first waste-ink storage and the second waste-ink storage, wherein the second waste-ink storage is communicated with the ink-jet head via the first ink path and the second ink path when the first ink path is connected to the ink-jet head, an inner space of the first waste-ink-storage and an inner space of the second waste-ink storage communicating each other through the second waste-ink path;
- a housing;
- and
- a sheet tray supported by the housing,
- wherein the first waste-ink storage is disposed on a side of the sheet tray, and the second waste-ink storage is disposed under the sheet tray.
6 more elements
An ink-jet printer, comprising:
- an ink-jet head;
- a first waste-ink storage;
- a second waste-ink storage connected to the first waste-ink storage such that an inner space of the first waste-ink storage and an inner space of the second waste-ink storage directly communicate with each other;
- a waste-ink path comprising an inlet and an outlet, the outlet being connected to first ink storage, the inlet being connectable to the ink-jet head;
- a housing;
- and
- a sheet tray supported by the housing,
- wherein the first waste-ink storage is disposed on a side of the sheet tray, and the second waste-ink storage is disposed under the sheet tray,
- wherein the second waste-ink storage overlaps the sheet tray when viewed from an upper side in an up and down direction.
6 more elements
A liquid consuming apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid consumer that consumes liquid;
- a liquid receiver that receives the liquid discharged from the liquid consumer;
- a first waste-liquid storage connected to the liquid receiver so as to allow communication of the liquid therebetween;
- a second waste-liquid storage connected to the first waste-liquid storage such that an inner space of the first waste-liquid storage and an inner space of the second waste-liquid storage directly communicate with each other;
- a housing;
- and
- a sheet tray supported by the housing,
- the first waste-liquid storage being disposed on a side of the sheet tray,
- the second waste-liquid storage being disposed under the sheet tray,
- wherein a bottom area of the first waste-liquid storage is less than that of the second waste-liquid storage, and
- wherein a height of the first waste-liquid storage is greater than that of the second waste-liquid storage.
8 more elements
A liquid consuming apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid consumer that consumes liquid;
- a liquid receiver that receives the liquid discharged from the liquid consumer;
- a first waste-liquid storage connected to the liquid receiver so as to allow communication of the liquid therebetween;
- a second waste-liquid storage connected to the first waste-liquid storage such that an inner space of the first waste-liquid storage and an inner space of the second waste-liquid storage directly communicate with each other;
- a housing;
- and
- a sheet tray supported by the housing,
- the first waste-liquid storage being disposed on a side of the sheet tray,
- the second waste-liquid storage being disposed under the sheet tray,
- wherein the first waste-liquid storage and the second waste-liquid storage are removable downward from a lower surface of the housing.
7 more elements
A liquid consuming apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid consumer that consumes liquid;
- a liquid receiver that receives the liquid discharged from the liquid consumer;
- a first waste-liquid storage connected to the liquid receiver so as to allow communication of the liquid therebetween;
- a second waste-liquid storage connected to the first waste-liquid storage such that an inner space of the first waste-liquid storage and an inner space of the second waste-liquid storage directly communicate with each other;
- a housing;
- and
- a sheet tray supported by the housing,
- the first waste-liquid storage being disposed on a side of the sheet tray,
- the second waste-liquid storage being disposed under the sheet tray,
- wherein a third waste-liquid storage is disposed in the housing at a position located between the liquid receiver and the first waste-liquid storage, and
- wherein a liquid absorber of the first waste-liquid storage and a liquid absorber of the third waste-liquid storage are held in contact with each other.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.