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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiko Maruyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Tomoyuki Miyazawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17523 (2013.01);
Abstract
A supply unit configured to which a liquid container is detachably attached includes a support member that extends along a guiding route crossing a vertical line and that includes a distal region in which a starting end of the guiding route is positioned and a proximal region in which a termination end of the guiding route is positioned, a pivot shaft that is arranged in the proximal region and that has an axis crossing both the vertical line and guiding route, and a liquid inlet that is arranged below the support member and that is configured to be coupled to the liquid container.