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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Applicant:
Hideya Yokouchi, Okaya, JP;
Inventor:
Hideya Yokouchi, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid supply device includes a liquid supply channel that supplies a liquid from an upstream side as a liquid supply source side to a downstream side, on which the liquid is consumed, a first valve that is provided in the liquid supply channel to open and close the liquid supply channel, and a second valve that is provided on a downstream side from the first valve in the liquid supply channel to open and close the liquid supply channel. The first valve is closed when the second valve is open.