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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nakata, Matsumoto, JP;
Kanji Momose, Matsumoto, JP;
Katsumi Maruyama, Azumino, JP;
Masanari Tanaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Katsumi Yamada, Matsumoto, JP;
Hirokazu Anada, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A holding portion holding a waste liquid container is disposed at a position at which a waste liquid container region overlapping the waste liquid container in a region inside a printing apparatus and a movement path of a carriage overlap when viewed from a transport direction, above a transport path and downstream of the movement path of the carriage in the transport direction, a liquid supply tube overlaps the waste liquid container region when viewed from the transport direction, and a contact reducing member reducing contact between the waste liquid container and the liquid supply tube is disposed between the liquid supply tube and the waste liquid container region.