Mounting member, liquid container with mounting member, and liquid supply system

US8960871B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8960871-B2
Application numberUS-201313736458-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 8, 2013
Priority dateJan 13, 2012
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A mounting member includes a position alignment member, an attachment member and a moving member. The position alignment member is positionally aligned with respect to a liquid consumption apparatus in three directions. The attachment member is attached to the position alignment member and includes an inner portion flow path and a liquid supply port. The moving member is attached to the attachment member, and configured and arranged to move according to pressure changes in the inner portion flow path. The moving member is disposed at a position that faces and contacts one end portion of a rod-shaped member provided in the liquid consumption apparatus when the mounting member is mounted in the liquid consumption apparatus so that displacement of the other end portion of the rod-shaped member is detected by a sensor that detects a liquid remaining amount state of the liquid supply source.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A mounting member adapted to be mounted in a liquid consumption apparatus having a liquid consumption apparatus side detection mechanism for detecting a liquid remaining amount inside a liquid supply source, the mounting member comprising: a position alignment member positionally aligned with respect to the liquid consumption apparatus as the liquid consumption apparatus regulates movement of the position alignment member in three directions, which are…

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    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8960871B2 cover?
A mounting member includes a position alignment member, an attachment member and a moving member. The position alignment member is positionally aligned with respect to a liquid consumption apparatus in three directions. The attachment member is attached to the position alignment member and includes an inner portion flow path and a liquid supply port. The moving member is attached to the attachm…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J2/1752. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).