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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Atsushi Kobayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Shinya Yamagata, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kiyoshi Mukaiyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Steven Chen, Taipei, TW;
Juliet Chen, Taipei, TW;
Atsushi Kobayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Shinya Yamagata, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kiyoshi Mukaiyama, Nagano-ken, JP;
Steven Chen, Taipei, TW;
Juliet Chen, Taipei, TW;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink supplying and collecting apparatus includes a case, ink cartridges detachably attached to the case, and a collecting container detachably attached to the case. The ink cartridges supply ink to a recording head of a printer via ink supply tubes. The collecting container collects ink drained from the recording head via an ink drain tube. The case is located outside of and is separate from the printer. Thus, the sizes and shapes of the ink cartridges and the collecting container can be freely designed.