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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Takabayashi, Okaya, JP;
Nobuhisa Nomoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes: a carriage that includes a recording head and is configured to move in a width direction intersecting a medium transport direction; a liquid storage unit that stores an ink supplied to the recording head, is mounted on the carriage, includes a filling port configured such that the ink is filled therethrough, and is formed of a light-transmissive material; a visual recognition unit that is provided in the liquid storage unit and is configured to visually recognize a position of a liquid level in the liquid storage unit; an illumination unit that emits a light beam; and a light guide unit that guides the light beam emitted from the illumination unit such that the light beam is applied to the visual recognition unit from a rear side, when the visual recognition unit faces a front side.