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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Fukasawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a carriage in which a discharging head configured to discharge ink and an ink storage unit configured to store the ink to be supplied to the discharging head are mounted, and a lid member provided to the carriage. The lid member is rotatable to a first position and a second position, when the lid member is located at the first position, a supply port included in the ink storage unit is exposed, a first portion is located above the ink storage unit so as to limit removal of the ink storage unit from the carriage, and a lower end of a second portion is located below the supply port, and when the lid member is located at the second position, the ink storage unit is removable from the carriage, and the first portion and the second portion are located above the supply port.