Patent ID: 11878534
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A supply unit to which at least one liquid container storing a liquid is configured to be attached and detached, the supply unit comprising:
a support member that extends along a guiding route crossing a vertical line and that includes a distal region in which a starting end of the guiding route is positioned and a proximal region in which a termination end of the guiding route is positioned;
a pivot shaft that is arranged in the proximal region and that has an axis crossing both the vertical line and guiding route;
a locking lever configured to be displaced between a locking position in which pivoting of the support member is limited and a releasing position in which the pivoting of the support member is permitted; and
a liquid inlet that is arranged below the support member and that is configured to be coupled to the liquid container, wherein
the support member is configured to pivot about the pivot shaft between a guiding position in which the at least one liquid container is guided along the guiding route and a coupling position in which the at least one liquid container is coupled to the liquid inlet, and
the locking lever is configured to be displaced from the locking position to the releasing position by being engaged with the liquid container when the liquid container reaches the termination end of the guiding route.