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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Daisuke Hiruma, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17563 (2013.01); B41J 2/1714 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01); B41J 29/38 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter unit is a filter unit disposed in a printer including a control unit, and includes a filter configured to trap a foreign material, a frame configured to hold the filter, and a storage element provided on the frame and capable of transmitting/receiving information about the filter to and from the control unit.