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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer is provided that includes a first ink storage unit storing ink, a second ink storage unit storing ink supplied from the first ink storage unit, a discharge head configured to discharge ink, a carriage configured to move the discharge head and the second ink storage unit, and a tube coupling the first ink storage unit and the second ink storage unit. The second ink storage unit includes an ink supplying port to which the tube is coupled, a communication hole communicating making inside and outside of the second ink storage unit communicate with each other, and a light-transmissive surface which is transparent or translucent. The communication hole and a portion of the light-transmissive surface are located at a position vertically higher than a front surface of the carriage in a state where the second ink storage unit is mounted on the carriage.