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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tadahiro Mizutani, Shiojiri, JP;
Yoshihiro Koizumi, Shiojiri, JP;
Shun Oya, Kiso-machi, JP;
Takumi Nagashima, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiroto Hanba, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge including a first guide rib and a second guide rib that extend in the Y direction and project outward in the X direction. In an attachment state in which a cap is attached to the cartridge, the cap includes a sealing wall having a liquid holding portion that faces the liquid supply portion, a first projecting rib projecting in a direction opposite to a projecting direction of the first guide rib, a second projecting rib projecting in a direction opposite to a projecting direction of the second guide rib, a first recessed portion that is formed between the sealing wall and the first projecting rib and accommodates the first guide rib, and a second recessed portion that is formed between the sealing wall and the second projecting rib and accommodates the second guide rib.