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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;

Inventors:

Kohei Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;

Yuanyuan Deng, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17513 (2012.12); B41J 2/17523 (2012.12); B41J 2/1753 (2012.12); B41J 2/17546 (2012.12); B41J 2/17553 (2012.12); B41J 2/17566 (2012.12);
Abstract

A tank unit includes: a first bottom wall; a second bottom wall positioned above the first bottom wall and defining an opening penetrating in a vertical direction; a first side wall connected to the first and second bottom walls; a tank arranged on an upper surface of the first bottom wall; a liquid level sensor detecting a liquid level of ink inside the tank; a substrate electrically connected to the liquid level sensor; a first internal wiring having one end connected to the substrate; a first internal tube having one end connected to the tank; a first electric interface which is positioned inside the opening and to which the other end of the first internal wiring is connected; and a first fluidic interface positioned inside the opening, and to which the other end of the first internal tube is connected.


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