Patent ID: 11938739
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An ink refill container configured to refill ink to an ink tank provided with a needle having a flow passage,
the ink refill container comprising:
a container main body comprising an ink storage chamber configured to store ink to be refilled to the ink tank;
an ink outlet-forming portion, the ink outlet-forming portion having an ink outlet that allows the ink to flow out from the ink storage chamber;
a valve disposed in the ink outlet, the valve being configured to be opened by the needle inserted into the ink outlet and closed by removal of the needle from the ink outlet;
a cap; and, an attachment surface located lower than the ink outlet in a state that the ink outlet is directed upward,
wherein the cap is configured to be in contact with the attachment surface in a capping state that the cap covers the ink outlet.