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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Manabu Hanakawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Yukimasa Ishida, Shiojiri, JP;
Hironori Matsuoka, Shiojiri, JP;
Toshio Sukigara, Matsumoto, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamato, Shiojiri, JP;
Yasunori Kuramoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/185 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/185 (2013.01); B41J 2/14233 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01); B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 2/1753 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17563 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/165 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16594 (2013.01); B41J 2002/1856 (2013.01); B41J 2202/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a casing, a liquid discharge head that includes a nozzle for discharging a liquid supplied from a liquid supply source provided in the casing, a waste liquid tank that accommodates in the casing a fluid emitted from the nozzle, and an outlet opening for emitting the fluid emitted from the nozzle to an outside of the casing without emitting the fluid into the waste liquid tank provided in the casing.