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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tadahiro Mizutani, Shiojiri, JP;
Takayuki Shiota, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Atsushi Kobayashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Shun Oya, Matsumoto, JP;
Yoshiyuki Okazawa, Suwa, JP;
Kazumasa Harada, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A holder structureis provided as a mounting mechanism configured to cause a first ink cartridgeand a second ink cartridgeto be attachable to and detachable from a carriageof a printing device. The holder structurehas a lever memberprovided as a rotation mechanism to be rotated and thereby lock the first and the second ink cartridgesand. The lever memberincludes a first leg section, a second leg sectionformed away from the first leg sectionand a bridging sectionformed between the first and the second leg sectionsandto engage with a main engagement partof each of the ink cartridgesand