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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Koike, Matsumoto, JP;
Tadahiro Mizutani, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid replenishment container includes a container body portion having an opening and configured to contain a liquid, a liquid outlet forming portion coupled to the container body portion and including a cylindrical portion that defines a liquid outflow path communicating with the opening, and a cap configured to be attached to and detached from the liquid outlet forming portion. The liquid outlet forming portion includes a valve disposed in the liquid outflow path, and when an engagement between the container body portion and the liquid outlet forming portion is a first engagement, and an engagement between the liquid outlet forming portion and the cap is a second engagement, the first engagement is a threaded engagement, and the second engagement has a fitting structure configured to be released in an axial direction without rotation.