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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Otagiri, Azumino, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A maintenance unit including a liquid receiving portion that receives liquid, a discharging portion that discharges the liquid received by the liquid receiving portion into a waste liquid container, a common supporting member that supports the liquid receiving portion and the discharging portion, and a positioning portion that positions the waste liquid container.