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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Kawate, Yamanashi, JP;
Tokujiro Okuno, Fukuoka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Nagano, JP;
Katsutomo Tsukahara, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17526 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/1753 (2013.01); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 29/13 (2013.01); B41J 2002/17516 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid container includes a liquid container body, a liquid supply port, an operation member, and a container-side electrical connection structure provided integrally with the operation member and configured to have a contact portion that is configured to come into contact with an apparatus-side electrical connection structure provided in a liquid consuming apparatus. The operation member has an opening having a receiving space to receive a user's hand.