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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shun Oya, Kiso-machi, JP;
Yoshihiro Koizumi, Shiojiri, JP;
Tadahiro Mizutani, Shiojiri, JP;
Takumi Nagashima, Matsumoto, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An attachment that is detachably mounted to a cartridge mounting unit of a printing apparatus, the cartridge mounting unit including a liquid introduction portion that receives a liquid, and a restricting mechanism that restricts a rotation movement of an incompatible cartridge in a rotation mounting direction to be mounted by interfering with the incompatible cartridge, the attachment including a release portion that releases restriction by the restricting mechanism by pushing a part of the restricting mechanism in a pre-determined insertion direction, and a maintaining portion that maintains a mounted state of the attachment in cooperation with the cartridge mounting unit.