US 2020/0139716 A1Published application

Ink bottle and bottle set

AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation

InventorsTaku ISHIZAWA, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Ryoichi TANAKA, Manabu AKAHANE, Koichi TOBA, Takumi NAGASHIMA, Yoshiaki SHIMIZU, Tadashi WATANABE, Noriyuki FUKASAWA

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Abstract

Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion.

Claims13

Dependent claims

An ink bottle connectable to a connecting member in fluid communication with an ink tank, comprising:

a container body portion that has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion;
an ink outlet forming portion connected to the first end portion of the container body portion;
and
a cover, the second end portion being configured to be positioned within the cover,
the ink outlet forming portion including:
a tubular portion having an ink outlet;
a valve configured to be opened by the connecting member when the connecting member is inserted into the tubular portion through the ink outlet;
and
first and second positioning portions provided on the tubular portion, the first and second positioning portions being arranged and configured to be point symmetrical with respect to a central axis of the ink outlet.

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Facts

Application: 16/728,430Filed 27 Dec 2019
Priority: JP 2017-01187626 Jan 2017
Published: 7 May 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

B41J 2/17506
Ink cartridges: refilling of the cartridge
B41J 2/17509
Refilling of the cartridge: whilst mounted in the printer
B41J 2/1752
Ink cartridges: mounting within the printer
B41J 2/17523
Mounting within the printer: ink connection

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Application15/879,184Continuation · filed 24 Jan 2018
Application16/728,430Continuation
US 11,192,380 B2Related patent
US 2018/0207939 A1Published application
US 2020/0139716 A1This patent

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