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Granted Patent B2
US 11,465,419 · App. 17/221,496 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Liquid container

Inventors: Noriyuki Fukasawa (Matsumoto, JP); Hiroyuki Kawate (Hokuto, JP); Taku Ishizawa (Matsumoto, JP); Takumi Nagashima (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
B41J2/17513B41J2002/17516
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Patent No.
US 11,465,419
App. No.
17/221,496
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid container includes: a bag that contains a liquid; and a pair of members configured to be reused when the liquid container is reassembled by replacing the bag used. The pair of members are fixed to each other by one or more swaging pins.

Claims (28)

1. A liquid container comprising:

a bag that contains a liquid; and

a pair of members configured to be reused when the liquid container is reassembled by replacing the bag used,

the pair of members being fixed to each other by one or more swaging pins, wherein

the pair of members are members that form at least a portion of an outer shell surrounding the bag,

the liquid container further comprises a fixing member that fixes the bag to the outer shell, and

the fixing member is provided with the swaging pins.

2. The liquid container according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the pair of members is provided with the swaging pins configured to fix the pair of members to each other, and

the pair of members are fixed to each other by one or more of the swaging pins.

3. The liquid container according to claim 1 , wherein

the pair of members are members independent of the swaging pins.

4. The liquid container according to claim 1 , wherein

the outer shell has a through-hole via which the swaging pins by which the pair of members are fixed to each other are viewable from an outside.

5. A liquid container comprising:

a bag that contains a liquid;

a pair of members configured to be reused when the liquid container is reassembled by replacing the bag used, the pair of members being fixed to each other by one or more swaging pins; and

an outer shell surrounding the bag, wherein

the outer shell has a through-hole via which the swaging pins by which the pair of members are fixed to each other are viewable from an outside.

6. The liquid container according to claim 5 , wherein

at least one of the pair of members is provided with the swaging pins configured to fix the pair of members to each other, and

the pair of members are fixed to each other by one or more of the swaging pins.

7. The liquid container according to claim 5 , wherein

the pair of members are members independent of the swaging pins.

8. The liquid container according to claim 5 , wherein

the pair of members are members that form at least a portion of the outer shell surrounding the bag,

the liquid container further comprises a fixing member that fixes the bag to the outer shell, and

the fixing member is provided with the swaging pins.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2021
From: FUKASAWA, NORIYUKI; KAWATE, HIROYUKI; ISHIZAWA, TAKU; NAGASHIMA, TAKUMI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055811/0827 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-067240 · Apr 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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