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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Haruo Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kotaki, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Ohashi, Matsudo, JP;
Hiroki Hayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Masashi Ogawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Fukushima, Yokohama, JP;
Hironori Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Yaegashi, Fukushima, JP;
Norihiro Ikebe, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Aizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink tank includes a light-emitting portion and a light-guiding portion for guiding light emitted from the light-emitting portion, wherein the light-guiding portion includes an output portion configured to output the guided light to project individual information about the ink tank and a display portion formed on a side surface different from the output portion and configured to display information about a status of the ink tank by outputting the guided light.