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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Naoya Okazaki, Gifu-ken, JP;
Tetsuro Kobayshi, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroaki Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Kosuke Nukui, Nagoya, JP;
Akihito Ono, Nagoya, JP;
Mikio Hirano, Okazaki, JP;
Suguru Tomoguchi, Okazaki, JP;
Yutao Wang, Obu, JP;
Tomohiro Kanbe, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17543 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2002/17573 (2013.01); B41J 2002/17576 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid cartridge includes a first surface and a second surface facing a particular direction, with a liquid outlet through the first surface. A circuit board is mounted on the second surface, and a liquid detection mechanism including a light access portion extends above the second surface further than the circuit board in the particular direction.