US 11,701,898 B2
Liquid consumption device
Yoshinori Osakabe, Seto (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,759.
Application 17/484,759 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/013606, filed on Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-061417 (JP), filed on Mar. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0009245 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/17596 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid consumption device comprising:
a liquid consuming unit configured to consume liquid;
a tank having a storage chamber configured to store liquid and an inlet for pouring liquid into the storage chamber;
a cap configured to be capable of sealing the inlet;
an air chamber configured to communicate with the storage chamber, at least a part of the air chamber being located below the storage chamber at a use posture of the liquid consumption device;
a liquid flow path configured to connect the liquid consuming unit and the storage chamber, liquid being allowed to flow through the liquid flow path;
an air flow path configured to connect the air chamber and an outside of the tank, air being allowed to flow through the air flow path;
an air valve configured to open and close the air flow path;
a cover configured to be movable between a first position in which the inlet is covered and a second position in which the inlet is allowed to be exposed; and
a valve opening/closing mechanism configured to open the air valve when the cover is located on a side closer to the first position than a third position which is a position between the first position and the second position,
wherein when the cover is moved from the third position to the first position, the inlet is sealed with the cap.