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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16523 (2013.01); B41J 2/1721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid absorber includes a liquid absorption member and a case. The liquid absorption member absorbs liquid. The liquid absorption member includes materials that include a fiber and a liquid-absorbent resin. The liquid absorption member is stored in the case. The case has an opening portion. The materials of the liquid absorption member are bonded together in at least a portion of a surface of the liquid absorption member. The surface is a surface adjacent to the opening portion.