Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Kyoraku Co., Ltd.

Hiroshi Koshikawa

Hiroki Hayashi

Eiichiro Shimizu

Kenji Kitabatake

Hajime Yamamoto

Shozo Hattori

Kenta Udagawa

Tatsuo Nanjo

Yasuo Kotaki

Naozumi Nabeshima

Soji Kondo

Wataru Takahashi

Masanori Takenouchi

Kazuya Yoshii

Osamu Morita

Koichi Kubo

Noriyasu Nagai

Sadayuki Sugama

Hiroyuki Tokuda

Satoshi Kimura

Kyosuke Toda

Mikio Sanada

Nobuyuki Hatasa

Fumitaka Goto

Keiichiro Tsukuda

Hiroshi Yamada

Hiroyuki Ishinaga

Akira Goto

Masaya Uetsuki

Teruo Arashima

Yoshifumi Hattori

Shinya Mishina

Ken Ikegame

Shigeki Fukui

Masafumi Seki

Manabu Ohara

Shoki Takiguchi

Toshimi Chiba

Yasunori Senshiki

Yasunori Takei

Kenichi Kanno

Norihiro Ikebe

Akihisa Shiozaki

Takeshi Kono

Keisuke Iinuma

Hiroki Nakanishi

Haruhiko Terai

Toshinori Hasegawa

Shin Ishimatsu

Hirofumi Okuhara

Masafumi Takimoto

Masaru Iketani

Takeshi Kohno

Tetsuya Fukumoto

Hidehisa Matsumoto

Junji Tatsumi

Shinichi Miyauchi

Hitomi Ogasawara

Akane Hisanaga

Tomoyuki Kaneda

Yoshio Koike

Yoshihiko Sugimura

Kenichi Seino

A liquid ejection apparatus is equipped with a liquid ejection head configured to eject a supplied liquid, a storage unit configured to store the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, a pivot member configured to be dipped in the stored liquid in the storage unit and be revolvable according to the amount of the liquid, and a detection unit configured to detect the amount of the liquid by use of the pivot member, wherein the arrangement position of the detection unit differs according to the specific gravity of the liquid stored in the storage unit.

Liquid ejection apparatus

There is provided a technique that enables correct detection of the remaining amount of liquid such as ink. A liquid ejection apparatus has a liquid ejection head which ejects a supplied liquid, a storage unit which stores a liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, a pivot member which is immersed in a liquid stored in the storage unit and is pivotally movable according to an amount of the liquid, and a detection unit which detects the amount of the liquid using the pivot member, wherein at least one of a specific gravity and size of the pivot member differs according to a specific gravity of a liquid stored in the storage unit.

There is provided a technique that enables correct detection of the remaining amount of liquid such as ink. A liquid ejection apparatus has a liquid ejection head which ejects a supplied liquid, a storage unit which stores a liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, a pivot member which is immersed in a liquid stored in the storage unit and is pivotally movable according to an amount of the liquid, and a detection unit which detects the amount of the liquid using the pivot member, wherein a pivot position of the pivot member differs according to a specific gravity of a liquid stored in the storage unit.

A liquid supply apparatus includes a liquid storage tank in communication with a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid and a cartridge configured to be detachably provided to the liquid storage tank. The liquid storage tank includes an atmosphere communication portion in communication with the atmosphere and a first connecting portion that, in a state where the cartridge is attached to the liquid storage tank, enables the cartridge to be in liquid communication with the liquid storage tank. The liquid storage tank also includes a second connecting portion that, in the state where the cartridge is attached to the liquid storage tank, is connected to the cartridge so as to be liquid-tight with the cartridge and enables the cartridge to be in gaseous communication with the atmosphere communication portion.

Liquid supply apparatus, liquid storage tank, and liquid ejecting apparatus

A technique with which deterioration in a function of detecting the remaining amount of liquid can be prevented even in a case where the liquid is thickened or solidified is to be provided. A liquid ejection apparatus is provided with a liquid ejection head configured to eject supplied liquid, a storage unit configured to store the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, a pivot member configured to be immersed in the liquid stored in the storage unit and be revolvable according to the amount of the liquid, and a detection unit configured to detect the amount of the liquid by use of the pivot member, and the liquid ejection apparatus includes a pivot unit configured to force the pivot member to pivotally move.

Ink bottle for refilling printer cartridges

A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle body having a resin-made first cylindrical part at one end, the first cylindrical part having an opening at its front end, and a tubular nozzle for pouring out the liquid contained in the inside of the bottle body by way of the opening, the tubular nozzle having a resin-made second cylindrical part bonded to the bottle body. The inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical part is welded to the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical part. The outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical part is provided with an annular groove extending in the circumferential direction and the annular groove is made to contain a part of the resin that is molten during the bonding operation.

Liquid storage bottle and method of manufacturing the same

A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle main body having a first cylindrical portion formed of a resin and a nozzle and has a second cylindrical portion formed of a resin and welded to the first cylindrical portion on an outer peripheral side of the first cylindrical portion. The first cylindrical portion includes an outer peripheral surface and a first annular surface extending radially outward from an axial end portion of the outer peripheral surface, the second cylindrical portion includes an inner peripheral surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion and a second annular surface which extends radially outward from an axial end portion of the inner peripheral surface and faces the first annular surface of the first cylindrical portion, and a peripheral wall portion extending in an axial direction is formed radially outside the second annular surfaces.

Liquid storage bottle and method for manufacturing the same

Cap for ink bottle for refilling printer cartridges

Nozzle for ink bottle for refilling printer cartridges

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.

Liquid storage bottle

A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle main body, a nozzle having a discharge port through which a liquid stored in the bottle main body is discharged, a cap mountable on the nozzle and a sealing unit sealing the discharge port when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The sealing unit includes an annular first rib, an annular second rib and an annular third rib. The outer peripheral surface of the first rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the nozzle so that a diameter decreases toward a tip portion of the first rib and the inner peripheral surface of the third rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the cap so that a diameter increases toward a tip portion of the third rib.

Provided is a technique that enables openings for injecting liquid to be sealed with a simple and low-cost configuration. A liquid reservoir container includes: a reservoir portion configured to contain liquid in an inside of the reservoir portion and having multiple openings communicating with the inside; a supply portion connected to at least one of the openings and configured to supply liquid to the reservoir portion from a tank reserving the liquid via a flow path; and a sheet member. The liquid reservoir container supplies liquid reserved in the reservoir portion to an ejecting portion configured to eject liquid, and the sheet member is attached to the reservoir portion so as to seal an opening to which the supply portion is not connected of the multiple openings.

Liquid reservoir container and liquid ejection apparatus

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Yokohama, Japan

Hiroshi Koshikawa