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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Tomohiro Kanbe, Nagoya, JP;
Masayuki Takata, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a protective cap configured to be installed into a liquid cartridge installation section having a liquid supply tube in fluid connection with a recording head for jetting a liquid via a flexible tube. The protective cap includes: an chamber defined by a case in a liquid-tight manner; a liquid absorbing member filled in the chamber; a connecting portion having a connecting channel in communication with the chamber and configured to be connected with the liquid supply tube; and an atmosphere communication portion via which the chamber communicates an outside of the case.