发明名称 Liquid Consuming Apparatus
摘要 A printer includes a detection portion in which a light-emitting portion 92 and a light-receiving portion 94 are arranged in a main scanning direction, an ink cartridge in which a prism 170 is arranged, the prism having an edge line aligned with a sub-scanning direction and a bottom face 170c facing the detection portion, a holder 20 in which the ink cartridge is attachably and detachably installed and that has an opening portion 22 at a position in a bottom portion 21 arranged so as to face the detection portion, the position facing a bottom face 170c of the prism, and a carriage motor 33 that relatively moves the holder 20 with respect to the detection portion in the main scanning direction. The bottom portion 21 of the holder 20 has, on the side facing the detection portion, an inclined face 21a inclining in a sub-scanning direction.
申请公布号 US2015151547(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.06.04
申请号 US201414549716 申请日期 2014.11.21
申请人 Seiko Epson Corporation 发明人 Tsukida Masaki;Yokoyama Hidetoshi
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 comprising: a detection portion in which a light-emitting portion and a light-receiving portion are arranged in a first direction; a holder on which the liquid containing portion having a prism, the prism having an edge line aligned with a direction intersecting the first direction and a face facing the detection portion, is detachably installed; and a moving portion that relatively moves the holder with respect to the detection portion in the first direction, wherein the holder has, in a portion thereof facing the detection portion, an opening portion at a position facing the face of the prism and the portion of the holder has, on a side facing the detection portion, a first inclined face inclining in a second direction that is other than the first direction.
地址 Tokyo JP