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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2003
Kunio Kawakami, Nagano, JP;
Osamu Koshiishi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuo Tanaka, Nagano, JP;
Osamu Hanamura, Nagano, JP;
Kunio Kawakami, Nagano, JP;
Osamu Koshiishi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuo Tanaka, Nagano, JP;
Osamu Hanamura, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A first plate member constitutes a part of a main frame of a liquid ejection apparatus. A second plate member is extended from the first plate member such that a first part thereof opposes to a traveling path of a carriage which carries a plurality of liquid containers each provided with an IC chip and a receiving antenna. A transmission antenna is provided on an antenna board. The antenna board is mounted on the first part of the second plate member. The second plate member is formed with a first region which allows the transmission antenna to establish radio communication with the receiving antenna, and a second region which shields radio waves.