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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Toshihiro Yokozawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Takahiro Yamashita, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiji Kinoshita, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pressure-regulating valve for opening and closing, based on atmospheric pressure, a valve body provided to a communication flow passage via which a primary chamber and a secondary chamber communicate inside a valve housing, with the aid of a pressure-receiving membrane that constitutes one surface of the secondary chamber, for regulating the pressure of a liquid fed to the primary chamber via an inflow port, and for feeding the liquid from the secondary chamber via an outflow port; the pressure-regulating valve wherein a cover is provided for allowing action of the pressure-receiving membrane and for covering the pressure-receiving membrane; and the cover has light-blocking properties.