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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Okubo, Nagano, JP;
Katsuhiko Iida, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347 86 ; 347-7 ;
Abstract
An ink feed container that accommodates a plurality of ink storage bags in a small space. Ink storage bags are accommodated in a case main body separated by a partitioning plate. Detectable pieces of detection plates, which are mounted on the ink storage bags, are positioned so that they deviate from each other. Pointed ends on the detectable pieces are arranged at uniform heights. When an ink storage bag becomes empty, the corresponding detectable piece displaces a common detection lever.