LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS

摘要

There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a liquid consuming section; a tank having a chamber and a wall; a casing; and a cap. The cap has a columnar-shaped first portion, a second portion having a first nip surface, and a third portion having a second nip surface. One of the cap and the wall is formed of an elastic material. The outer diameters of the first and second nip surfaces are greater than the inner diameter of the inlet port, and a length of the first portion is shorter than a length of the wall. One of the cap and the wall defining the inlet port of the tank is elastically deformed, under the condition that the cap is installed in the inlet port, so that a length between the first and second nip surfaces becomes substantially same as the length of the wall.

主权项

1. A liquid consuming apparatus comprising:
a liquid consuming section configured to consume liquid; a tank having a chamber configured to store the liquid which is to be consumed by the liquid consuming section, and a wall defining a part of the chamber, the tank including an inlet port formed in the tank penetrating through the wall; a casing configured to accommodate a part of the liquid consuming section and the tank; and a cap configured to be detachably installable in the inlet port, the cap having: a first portion having a first length extending in a first extending direction, and the first portion being provided with a forward end and a basal end opposite the forward end in the first extending direction; a second portion which is provided with a first nip surface continued to the forward end of the first portion; and a third portion which is provided with a second nip surface continued to the basal end of the first portion and facing the first nip surface of the second portion; wherein the wall defining the inlet port formed with an opening facing a second extending direction, the wall defining the inlet port having a second length in the second extending direction; wherein one of the cap and the wall, of the tank, defining the inlet port is formed of an elastic material; wherein outer diameters of the first and second nip surfaces are greater than an inner diameter of the inlet port, and the first length of the first portion in the first extending direction is shorter than the second length; and wherein the cap is configured to be installed to the inlet port so that the first portion is located inside the inlet port, the first nip surface of the second portion is located inside the tank through the inlet port, and the third portion is located outside the tank.