公开(公告)号：US20180244058A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15903316

申请日：2018-02-23

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Masahiro HAYASHI ,  Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Akinari ISHIBE ,  Hiroaki TAKAHASHI

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J13/076 ,  B41J13/03

CPC classification number: B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J13/03 ,  B41J13/076 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: A liquid supplying device includes a tank; and a cartridge configured to be attached to the tank and having a first storage chamber configured to store liquid. The cartridge is formed with a communicating opening in communication with the first storage chamber. The tank has a second storage chamber configured to store the liquid, a liquid passage, a gas passage, a joint, an outer wall, an inner wall, an air communication portion, and a narrow-width portion. The liquid passage is in communication with the second storage chamber and has a first vertical portion. The gas passage has a second vertical portion. The first vertical portion, the second vertical portion, and the air communication portion are arranged in this order in the first direction and a direction away from the fifth end portion.

公开(公告)号：US20180215144A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15881871

申请日：2018-01-29

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Akinari ISHIBE ,  Yuma TANABE ,  Masahiro HAYASHI ,  Masatake SATO ,  Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Hiroaki TAKAHASHI ,  Akihito KOBAYASHI

IPC: B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/04558 ,  B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/1753 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/17573 ,  B41J2002/17576

Abstract: An image-recording apparatus includes a cartridge including a first storage chamber, a tank including a second storage chamber, a recording portion for ejecting liquid stored in the second storage chamber, a detected portion, and a detector. The first and second storage chambers can communicate with an atmosphere. The tank includes a liquid inlet port and a liquid outlet port positioned lower than the liquid inlet port. Liquid in the first storage chamber is supplied to the second storage chamber through the liquid inlet port, and from the second storage chamber to the recording portion through the liquid outlet port. The detected portion can change in state when a level of the liquid stored in the second storage chamber becomes equal to a vertical position of the liquid inlet port. The detector is configured to detect the change in state of the detected portion.

公开(公告)号：US20180072065A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15816429

申请日：2017-11-17

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Tomohisa HIGUCHI

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  G03G21/16 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/10 ,  G03G15/08 ,  B41J2/20

CPC classification number: B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/20 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G15/10 ,  G03G15/556 ,  G03G21/1633

Abstract: There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a tank having a liquid storing chamber, an erected wall through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank, and an inlet which is formed to penetrate through the erected wall and via which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber; a liquid consuming section which consumes the liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber; and a cover. A transmitting section and a checking section are formed in an upper surface, of the cover, under a condition that the cover is in the exposure position, the transmitting section configured to transmit information optically to a user of the liquid consuming apparatus and the checking section configured to prevent the liquid moving on a particular surface of the cover from arriving at the transmitting section.

公开(公告)号：US20170282582A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15474033

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Masahiro HAYASHI ,  Taichi SHIRONO ,  Masako KAWAGOE ,  Yoshinori OSAKABE

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J2002/17573

Abstract: A tank is configured to be installed in a liquid consuming apparatus having a liquid consuming unit and stores liquid to be supplied to the liquid consuming unit. The tank includes a casing that includes: a liquid storage chamber demarcated by a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface, and configured to store the liquid; an inlet provided to inject the liquid into the liquid storage chamber; and a liquid outflow port through which the liquid flows out from the liquid storage chamber to the liquid consuming unit. The casing includes: a frame; a first film composing at least a part of the first surface; and a second film composing at least a part of the second surface.

公开(公告)号：US20170282581A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15473917

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Masahiro HAYASHI ,  Taichi SHIRONO ,  Masako KAWAGOE ,  Yoshinori OSAKABE

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J2002/17573

Abstract: A tank set includes: tanks arranged in a predetermined direction, each of the tanks being composed of a casing including: a liquid storage chamber defined by mutually opposing two surfaces and configured to store liquid; an inlet provided to inject the liquid into the liquid storage chamber; and a liquid outflow port through which the liquid flows out from the liquid storage chamber to a liquid-consuming unit. Each of the two surfaces extends in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction, and is at least partially composed of a film.

公开(公告)号：US20170282573A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15473790

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Masahiro HAYASHI ,  Masako KAWAGOE ,  Taichi SHIRONO ,  Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Seiji SHIMIZU

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J2002/17573

Abstract: There is provided a tank including a liquid inlet port, an atmosphere open port, a liquid outflow port, a first liquid chamber having a first atmosphere communication channel, a second liquid chamber being in communication with the first liquid chamber and having a second atmosphere communication channel, and a liquid channel. The liquid inside the liquid channel is movable along with a liquid consumption of a liquid consuming device connected to the tank. With the tank in a usage posture, when the liquid is stored in the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber, the liquid level of the liquid stored in the first liquid chamber is formed independently from the liquid level of the liquid stored in the second liquid chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20170282572A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15473786

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Masahiro HAYASHI ,  Taichi SHIRONO ,  Masako KAWAGOE

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17566 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13 ,  B41J2002/17573

Abstract: There is provided a tank including a case provided with a pair of lateral walls separated in a first direction with the tank in a usable posture, a first chamber and a second chamber retaining a liquid, a liquid channel rendering communication between the second chamber and the outside of the case, a liquid inlet port for filling the first chamber with the liquid, a first communicating port rendering communication between the first chamber and the second chamber, and a second communicating port rendering communication between the second chamber and the liquid channel. If the first chamber and the second chamber retain the liquid at the maximum amount retainable in the tank in the usable posture, then with the tank in such a rotated posture that one of the pair of lateral walls becomes the upper end of the tank along a vertical direction, the first communicating port is positioned above the level of the liquid at the maximum amount.

公开(公告)号：US20170246872A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15595127

申请日：2017-05-15

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Tomohisa HIGUCHI ,  Akira SHINODA ,  Akinori IGARASHI ,  Suguru TOMOGUCHI ,  Hisaki SAKURAI

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/02

Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus includes a casing, a tank formed with a liquid storage chamber which stores liquid, an inlet which allows the liquid to be poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid outflow channel which allows the liquid to flow out from the liquid storage chamber, a conveying mechanism which conveys a recording medium along a conveying path extending in a front-rear direction, a carriage which moves in a left-right direction, and a head mounted on the carriage and having a nozzle which jets the liquid onto the recording medium conveyed by the conveying mechanism. The tank, the conveying path, and the carriage are arranged inside the casing, the tank is arranged outside the conveying path in the left-right direction, and at least a part of the tank is arranged inside both ends of a movement area of the carriage in the left-right direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170173968A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15449294

申请日：2017-03-03

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Tomohisa HIGUCHI

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid chamber, an upstanding wall facing a particular direction, and an inlet formed in a surface of the tank; a liquid-consuming unit consuming liquid stored in the liquid chamber; a cover rotatable between a covering position where the upstanding wall is covered with the cover and an exposure position where the upstanding wall is exposed, around a rotation axis extending in a further direction; and a casing including an engaging target part which holds the cover in the covering position, and supporting the tank, liquid-consuming unit, and cover. The cover includes: an engaging part to engage with the engaging target part in the state that the cover is in the covering position; and a tab which is subjected to an operation for releasing an engagement between the engaging part and the engaging target part.

公开(公告)号：US20170151798A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：US15370823

申请日：2016-12-06

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yoshinori OSAKABE ,  Tomohisa HIGUCHI ,  Suguru TOMOGUCHI

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17553

Abstract: A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber configured to store a liquid, an inlet through which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid flow channel configured to let the liquid flow therethrough from the liquid storage chamber; a cap configured to be attachable to the tank to cover the inlet; a cover configured to be movable relative to the tank between a closed position where a surface, of the tank, in which the inlet is formed is covered and an open position where the surface of the tank is exposed; and a holder configured to hold the cap removed from the tank. The cover is prevented from moving to the closed position by the cap held by the holder to be positioned in a movement area of the cover moving from the open position to the closed position.