Liquid supplying and collecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAtsushi Kobayashi, Shinya Yamagata, Kiyoshi Mukaiyama, Steven Chen, Juliet Chen
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Abstract
An ink supplying and collecting apparatus includes a case, ink cartridges detachably attached to the case, and a collecting container detachably attached to the case. The ink cartridges supply ink to a recording head of a printer via ink supply tubes. The collecting container collects ink drained from the recording head via an ink drain tube. The case is located outside of and is separate from the printer. Thus, the sizes and shapes of the ink cartridges and the collecting container can be freely designed.
Claims7
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A liquid supplying apparatus for supplying liquid to a liquid ejection head through a liquid reservoir chamber located in a liquid ejection apparatus, comprising:
- a unit case which is separate from and located outside of an outer case of the liquid ejection apparatus wherein the outer case houses the liquid reservoir chamber, the liquid ejection head for ejecting liquid to a target, a carriage on which the liquid ejection head is mounted, a support for supporting the target, and a feeding mechanism for feeding the target, the carriage being located in the outer case to reciprocate with respect to the outer case;
- a liquid retainer located in the unit case;
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- a liquid supply tube connected to the liquid reservoir chamber located in the liquid ejection apparatus;
- wherein the liquid supply tube is connected to the liquid retainer in the interior of the unit case;
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- wherein the liquid supply tube is covered at least in part with a cover provided between the unit case and the outer case of the liquid ejection apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.