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Granted Patent B2
US 8,950,852 · App. 14/012,738 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Liquid storage container and liquid consumption apparatus

Inventors: Yoshiaki Shimizu (Nagano-ken, JP); Hidetoshi Kodama (Nagano-ken, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B41J2/17596
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Patent No.
US 8,950,852
App. No.
14/012,738
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid storage container comprises a first liquid chamber provided with a filler port, a second liquid chamber partitioned from the first liquid chamber, and communicates with the first liquid chamber via communication opening, and a float member provided in the second liquid chamber.

Claims (20)

1. A liquid storage container comprising:

a first liquid chamber provided with a filler port;

a second liquid chamber partitioned from the first liquid chamber, and communicates with the first liquid chamber via communication opening; and

a float member provided in the second liquid chamber, and a plurality of air chambers provided in the float member.

2. The liquid storage container according to claim 1 ,

wherein each air chamber is covered by a film;

wherein the film is positioned at a position where the film is not opposite to the communication opening.

3. The liquid storage container according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a rib positioned above the float member, and is provided so as to fully cover the float member.

4. The liquid storage container according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a liquid channel configured to flow liquid out of the second liquid chamber through a channel opening in the second liquid chamber;

a valve independent from the float member configured to be actuated by the float member in a first actuation direction, to close the liquid channel at a closing position.

5. The liquid storage container according to claim 4 , further comprising a filter provided between the channel opening and the closing position.

6. The liquid storage container according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a regulation case in which the float member resides, said regulation case being configured to regulate displacement of the float member in a second direction opposite to the first actuation direction;

wherein the regulation case is notched along the second direction.

7. The liquid storage container according to claim 6 ,

wherein the regulation case is notched at a position opposite the film.

8. The liquid storage container according to claim 7 ,

wherein the regulation case is perforated so as to allow a flow of the liquid into the regulation case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2013
From: SHIMIZU, YOSHIAKI; KODAMA, HIDETOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031699/0766 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-192656 · Aug 31, 2012 · national
JP 2012-248727 · Nov 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140063140A1 · Mar 6, 2014