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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tadahiro Mizutani, Shiojiri, JP;
Taku Ishizawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Noriyuki Fukasawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Naomi Kimura, Okaya, JP;
Shoma Kudo, Shiojiri, JP;
Manabu Akahane, Tatsuno-machi, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided an ink refill container configured to appropriately refill an ink tank with ink and an ink refill system including such an ink refill container. An ink refill containerincludes a container main bodyprovided to include an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portionprovided at an edge of the container main body to include an ink outletconfigured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valveprovided in the ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to the ink tank when the valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surfacethat is located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and that is extended in a direction intersecting with a center axisof the ink outlet.