发明名称 LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS
摘要 There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a liquid consuming section; a tank having a liquid storage chamber and an inlet port; a cap; and a casing having a cover movable with respect to the tank between a closed position and an open position. The cover has an inner surface and a projection projected from the inner surface toward the tank. The projection of the cover is provided with a pressing portion facing the outer surface of the cap at a predetermined spacing distance, under a condition that the liquid consuming apparatus is in a normal state in which the cover is in the closed position and that the cap is installed in the inlet port, and the pressing portion abuts firstly against the outer surface, under a condition that the cap is moved in the insertion direction for allowing the cap to be removed from the inlet port.
申请公布号 US2017028734(A1) 申请公布日期 2017.02.02
申请号 US201615293585 申请日期 2016.10.14
申请人 BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 发明人 OSAKABE Yoshinori
分类号 B41J2/175 主分类号 B41J2/175
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A liquid consuming apparatus configured to consume liquid comprising: a liquid consuming section; a tank including a liquid storage chamber configured to store the liquid which is to be consumed by the liquid consuming section, and an inlet port configured to allow the liquid to be poured into the liquid storage chamber; a cap configured to be detachably installable in the inlet port to open/close the inlet port, the cap including an outer surface which is configured to intersect with an opening central line of an opening of the inlet port and to face outside of the tank under a condition that the cap is installed in the inlet port; and a casing including a cover configured to be movable with respect to the tank between a closed position at which the cover covers an inlet surface of the tank formed with the inlet port, and an open position at which the cover is released to allow the inlet surface to be exposed, the casing being configured to accommodate the liquid consuming section, the tank, and the cap therein, wherein the cover includes an inner surface configured to face the inlet surface, and a contact portion provided at the inner surface; wherein the contact portion of the cover includes a pressing portion configured to face the outer surface of the cap in a direction parallel to an insertion direction, in which the cap is inserted into the inlet port; and wherein the pressing portion is configured to abut firstly against the outer surface, among other portion of the cap different from the outer surface, under a condition that the cap is moved in the insertion direction for allowing the cap to be removed from the inlet port.
地址 Nagoya-shi JP