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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Atsushi Kobayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Shinya Yamagata, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kiyoshi Mukaiyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Steven Chen, Taipei, TW;
Atsushi Kobayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Shinya Yamagata, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kiyoshi Mukaiyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Steven Chen, Taipei, TW;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A guiding device guides, in a main body of a liquid ejection apparatus, a flexible passage forming member having a passage therein in a predetermined routing direction while curving the passage forming member. The guiding device includes a holding member. The holding member is engaged with a curved section of the passage forming member, and holds the curved section in an undeformable manner in the apparatus main body. The holding member guides the passage forming member in the routing direction. Thus, the guiding device is capable of efficiently routing passage forming members while bending the members in a body of a liquid ejection apparatus.