Ink accommodation device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKoki Fukasawa, Shugo Hattori, Shinji Hirata
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Abstract
An ink accommodation body capable of accommodating a sublimation transfer ink injected, via an injection port from, a bottle accommodating the sublimation transfer ink, and a first cover having a cap capable of closing the injection port, and movable between a closing position at which the cap closes the injection port and an opening position at which the cap opens the injection port, are included, and the cap can be inserted into and pulled out of the injection port in an opening direction of the injection port when the first cover moves between the closing position and the opening position, and the first cover has a finger-hooking portion enabling insertion and pulling of the cap with a finger.
Claims11
An ink accommodation device, comprising:
- an ink accommodation body configured to accommodate a sublimation transfer ink injected, via an injection port, from a bottle accommodating the sublimation transfer ink;
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- a first inner cover having a cap configured to close the injection port and configured to move between a closing position at which the cap closes the injection port and an opening position at which the cap opens the injection port and a second inner cover configured to move to a cover position covering the first inner cover, wherein
- the cap is configured to be inserted into and pulled out of the injection port in an opening direction of the injection port when the inner cover moves between the closing position and the opening position,
- the first inner cover has a finger-hooking portion enabling insertion and pulling of the cap with a finger, and
- movement of the second inner cover to the cover position moves the first inner cover to insert the cap into the injection port.
An ink accommodation device, comprising:
- an ink accommodation body configured to accommodate a sublimation transfer ink injected, via an injection port, from a bottle accommodating the sublimation transfer ink;
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- a first inner cover having a cap configured to close the injection port and configured to move between a closing position at which the cap closes the injection port and an opening position at which the cap opens the injection port and a second inner cover configured to move to a cover position covering the first inner cover, wherein
- the cap is configured to be inserted into and pulled out of the injection port in an opening direction of the injection port when the first inner cover moves between the closing position and the opening position,
- the inner cover has a finger-hooking portion that, in a state in which the first inner cover is positioned at the closing position, extends in a direction intersecting the opening direction and includes a surface opposite, at a predetermined distance, to a first surface, which is provided with the injection port, of the ink accommodation body, and
- movement of the second inner cover to the cover position moves the first inner cover to insert the cap into the injection port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.