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US 8,894,184 B2Granted
Cover and liquid container
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsIzumi Nozawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ryota Takahashi
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Abstract
A cover for a liquid container. The liquid container comprises a first to third surfaces. The first surface has a wall which surrounds a communication port and a liquid supply portion. The third surface has an air hole communicating with the communication port and has at least one of a protrusion and a recess. The cover comprises a covering portion that covers the wall, and a first cover portion that covers the at least one of the protrusion and the recess.
Claims12
A cover that is removably attachable to a liquid container, the liquid container attachable to a liquid discharge apparatus, the liquid container including:
- a first surface having a wall and a liquid communication portion, the wall surrounding the liquid communication portion,
- a liquid accommodation portion, the communication portion communicating with the liquid accommodation portion and supplying liquid to the liquid discharge apparatus;
- a second surface, which intersects with the first surface;
- a third surface, which intersects with the first surface and is opposite to the second surface;
- a fourth surface, which intersects the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface;
- a fifth surface, which intersects the first surface, the second surface, the third surface and is opposite to the fourth surface, the fourth surface having a rib protruding in a direction from the fifth surface toward the fourth surface;
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- a sixth surface, which intersects the second surface, the third surface, the fourth surface, and the fifth surface, and is opposite to the first surface, the wall protruding from the first surface in a direction from the sixth surface toward the first surface,
- the cover comprising:
- a bottom portion having a protrusion protruding in a direction from the sixth surface toward the first surface when the cover is attached to the liquid container, the protrusion being configured to receive an insertion of the wall into the protrusion;
- a first side wall portion intersecting the bottom portion, the first side wall portion facing the second surface of the liquid container when the cover is attached to the liquid container;
- a second side wall portion intersecting the bottom portion and opposite to the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion facing the third surface of the liquid container when the cover is attached to the liquid container;
- a third side wall portion intersecting the bottom portion, the first side wall portion, and the second side wall portion, the third side wall portion facing the fourth surface of the liquid container when the cover is attached to the liquid container, the third side wall portion having an engagement hole configured to receive an insertion of the rib into the engagement hole, when the cover is attached to the liquid container;
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- a top pawl portion intersecting the first side wall portion and opposite to the bottom portion, the top pawl portion being configured to be contacted with the sixth surface of the liquid container when the cover is attached to the liquid container.
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A cartridge system comprising:
- (a) a liquid container configured to be attached to a liquid discharge apparatus, the liquid container including:
- a first surface having a wall, a liquid communication portion and a liquid accommodation portion, the wall surrounding the liquid communication portion, the liquid communication portion communicating with a liquid accommodation portion and supplying liquid to the liquid discharge apparatus;
- a second surface, which intersects with the first surface;
- a third surface, which intersects with the first surface and is opposite to the second surface;
- a fourth surface, which intersects the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface;
- a fifth surface, which intersects the first surface, the second surface, the third surface and is opposite to the fourth surface, the fourth surface having a rib protruding in a direction from the fifth surface toward the fourth surface;
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- a sixth surface, which intersects the second surface, the third surface, the fourth surface, and the fifth surface and is opposite to the first surface, the wall protruding from the first surface in a direction from the sixth surface toward the first surface;
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- (b) a cover attached to the liquid container, the cover including:
- a bottom portion having a protrusion protruding in a direction from the sixth surface toward the first surface and the wall of the first surface is inserted into the protrusion;
- a first side wall portion intersecting the bottom portion, the first side wall portion facing the second surface of the liquid container;
- a second side wall portion intersecting the bottom portion and opposite to the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion facing the third surface of the liquid container;
- a third side wall portion intersecting the bottom portion, the first side wall portion, and the second side wall portion, the third side wall portion facing the fourth surface of the liquid container, the third side wall having an engagement hole and the rib of the fourth surface of the liquid container is inserted into the engagement hole;
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- a top pawl portion intersecting the first side wall portion and opposite to the bottom portion, the top pawl portion contacting the sixth surface of the liquid container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.