# US 11,111,061 B2 · Liquid storage bottle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,111,061 B2 - Document ID: US11111061B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/827,463 - Filed: 2020-03-23 - Published: 2020-10-01 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-29 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Noriyasu Nagai; Kenta Udagawa; Hiroshi Koshikawa; Hiroki Hayashi; Manabu Ohara; Shoki Takiguchi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11111061B2 ## CPC - B41J 2/17509: {Whilst mounted in the printer} - B65D 47/2031: {the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure (B65D47/2025 takes precedence)} - B41J 2/17523: {Ink connection} - B41J 2/1754: {with means attached to the cartridge, e.g. protective cap} - B41J 2/17553: {Outer structure} - B41J 29/13: Cases or covers - B41J 2/17506: {Refilling of the cartridge} - B41J 29/02: Framework - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A liquid storage bottle includes a nozzle which has an inlet through which a liquid is injected, a cylindrical cap which is mountable on the nozzle to open or close the inlet, a slit valve which is provided in the inlet and includes a plurality of slits intersecting each other, and a sealing unit which seals the inlet when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The cap includes a protrusion which protrudes from a surface facing the inlet toward the slit valve when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, and a tip portion of the protrusion faces the slit valve at a position separated in a radial direction of the nozzle from an intersection of the plurality of slits in a state where the inlet is sealed by the sealing unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A liquid storage bottle comprising: a bottle main body; a nozzle which has an inlet through which a liquid stored in the bottle main body is injected; a cylindrical cap which is mountable on the nozzle to open or close the inlet; a slit valve which is provided in the inlet and includes a plurality of slits intersecting each other; and a sealing unit which seals the inlet when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, wherein the cap includes a protrusion which protrudes from a surface facing the inlet toward the slit valve when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, and wherein a tip portion of the protrusion faces the slit valve at a position separated in a radial direction of the nozzle from an intersection of the plurality of slits in a state where the inlet is sealed by the sealing unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 1, wherein the cap is provided with the protrusions the number of which is smaller than the number of split pieces formed by the plurality of slits. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion protrudes from an end surface of a columnar base portion which is provided on the surface of the cap. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion faces the slit valve at a position which is rotationally asymmetric with respect to the intersection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 4, wherein the protrusion has a cylindrical shape in which a portion of an end surface is cut away. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 1, wherein a male screw is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle and a female screw which is screwed to the male screw is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the cap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 6, wherein the tip portion of the protrusion is chamfered to have a flat surface shape or a curved surface shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 7, wherein the chamfer is provided to a corner of the tip portion which is located on an upstream side in a direction in which the protrusion moves when the cap is opened. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 8, wherein the chamfer is provided to a corner of the tip portion which is located on an upstream side in a direction in which the protrusion moves when the cap is closed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 6, wherein the protrusion has a cylindrical shape in which an end surface is formed in a spiral shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 1, wherein the slit valve is recessed inward with respect to a surface perpendicular to an axial direction of the nozzle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 1, wherein the slit valve includes a rigid frame member, and a valve body which is made of a material having flexibility, is fitted and held to the frame member, and has the plurality of slits formed. ### Claim 13 A liquid storage bottle comprising: a bottle main body; a nozzle which has an inlet through which a liquid stored in the bottle main body is injected; a cylindrical cap which is mountable on the nozzle to open or close the inlet; a slit valve which is provided in the inlet and includes a plurality of slits intersecting each other; and a sealing unit which seals the inlet when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, wherein the cap includes a protrusion which protrudes from a surface facing the inlet toward the slit valve when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, and wherein the protrusion is inserted into the slit to open the slit during a period from a state where the inlet is sealed by the sealing unit to a state where sealing of the inlet is released by the sealing unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 13, wherein a diameter of a circumscribed circle of the protrusion is ½ or more of a length of the slit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 14, wherein the protrusion has a prismatic shape, a columnar shape, or an elliptic-columnar shape. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 13, wherein the slit valve is recessed inward with respect to a surface perpendicular to an axial direction of the nozzle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The liquid storage bottle according to claim 13, wherein the slit valve includes a rigid frame member, and a valve body which is made of a material having flexibility, is fitted and held to the frame member, and has the plurality of slits formed.