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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Keiichiro Yoshino, Matsumoto, JP;
Nobuhito Takahashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventors:
Keiichiro Yoshino, Matsumoto, JP;
Nobuhito Takahashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head that discharges liquid, a liquid receiving portion that receives the liquid from the liquid ejection head, a detachable liquid storage portion that stores the liquid within the liquid receiving portion, and a liquid passage that conducts the liquid within the liquid receiving portion into the liquid storage portion. The liquid storage portion includes an absorbing portion that absorbs the liquid, and a scattering prevention portion that prevents scattering of the liquid.