Liquid fill container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9592675-B2
Application number	US-201514745226-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2015
Priority date	Nov 16, 2010
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a liquid fill container that is used to fill a liquid reservoir supplying a liquid to a liquid ejecting apparatus, with the liquid. The container includes a containing unit that contains the fill liquid; a filling port that is inserted into an inlet of the liquid reservoir, and that allows the liquid contained in the containing unit to flow therethrough to fill the liquid reservoir; and a positioning member that maintains the position of the filling port and the position of the liquid reservoir with respect to each other in the direction in which the filling port is inserted into the liquid reservoir during liquid filling of the liquid reservoir.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid fill container used to fill a liquid reservoir with a liquid for printing, the liquid reservoir supplying the liquid to a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid fill container comprising:
a containing unit that contains the fill liquid; and
a filling port that is inserted into an inlet of the liquid reservoir and that allows the liquid contained in the containing unit to flow therethrough to fill the liquid reservoir,
a positioning member positioned between the filling port and the containing unit that is configured to maintain a position of the filling port and a position of the liquid reservoir with respect to each other in the direction in which the filling port is inserted into the liquid reservoir during liquid filling of the liquid reservoir;
wherein a label indicating ID information used for filling the liquid reservoir with the liquid is affixed to the liquid fill container, and
wherein a surface of the label is liquid-repellent.

2. The liquid fill container of claim 1 , wherein the fill liquid comprises ink.

3. The liquid fill container of claim 2 , wherein the surface of the label is ink-repellent.

4. The liquid fill container of claim 1 , wherein the label comprises a paper.

5. The liquid fill container of claim 4 , wherein the label comprises a coating over the paper.

6. A liquid fill container used to fill a liquid reservoir with a liquid for printing, the liquid reservoir supplying the liquid to a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid fill container comprising:
a bottom portion;
a containing unit that contains the fill liquid; and
a filling port that is inserted into an inlet of the liquid reservoir and that allows the liquid contained in the containing unit to flow therethrough to fill the liquid reservoir,
wherein a first label and a second label different from the first label are affixed to the liquid fill container, and
wherein in a state where the liquid fill container is placed on a horizontal surface with the bottom portion contacting the horizontal surface, the first label and the second label are affixed to the liquid fill container in such a manner that an upper end portion, in the vertical direction, of the second label overlaps a lower end portion, in the vertical direction, of the first label.

7. The liquid fill container of claim 6 , wherein the fill liquid comprises ink.

8. The liquid fill container of claim 6 , wherein a surface of the second label is liquid repellent.

9. The liquid fill container of claim 8 , wherein the surface of the second label is ink-repellent.

10. The liquid fill container of claim 6 , wherein the second label comprises a paper.

11. The liquid fill container of claim 10 , wherein the second label comprises a coating over the paper.

12. The liquid fill container of claim 6 , wherein the first label has an adhesive surface adhering the first label to the containing unit.

13. The liquid fill container of claim 6 , wherein an upper end portion, in the vertical direction, of the first label is below the filling port.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Matsumoto Hitoshi
• Ishizawa Taku
• Yanagisawa Mitsuto
• Onishi Yaeko

Classifications

• B41J2/17506 Primary

  Refilling of the cartridge · CPC title

• B41J2/17509

  Whilst mounted in the printer · CPC title

• B41J2/175 Primary

  Ink supply systems {; Circuit parts therefor} · CPC title

• B41J2/17 Primary

  characterised by ink handling {(cleaning by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof B41J2/1652; for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing B41J11/0015)} · CPC title