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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nakata, Matsumoto, JP;
Masanari Tanaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Katsumi Yamada, Matsumoto, JP;
Masahito Tatsumi, Shiojiri, JP;
Matsutaro Naito, Minowa-Machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid container is configured to be refilled with a liquid from outside, the liquid container including a containing portion that contains the liquid, an inlet that is in communication with the containing portion and through which the liquid is poured, a lid portion that has an insertion portion to be inserted into the inlet and is configured to turn around a turning axis between a closed state in which the inlet is closed by inserting the insertion portion into the inlet and an open state in which the insertion portion is separated from the inlet, and a cover portion that covers the insertion portion in the open state, in which, when the lid portion is in the open state, the insertion portion does not project further than the cover portion when viewed in an axial direction of the turning axis.