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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiro Kawakita, Nagoya, JP;
Hisaaki Yoshimoto, Nukata, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/1707 (2013.01); B41J 2/17563 (2013.01); B41J 2/17566 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid supply device supplying a liquid to a printer includes a supply tube and an agitator. The supply tube configures a supply flow path of the liquid to the printer. The supply tube is connected to a tank configured to store the liquid. The tank is provided further upstream than the printer in the supply flow path. The supply tube is configured to supply the liquid from the tank toward the printer. The agitator includes a stirrer and is configured to perform an agitation operation of driving the stirrer and agitating the liquid inside the tank.