Patent ID: 11932022
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A printer ink supply system comprising a printer and an ink bottle for supplying ink to the printer,
the printer including:
a slot portion, the slot portion having a circular portion; and
a connecting tube configured to be connected to the ink bottle, the connecting tube being disposed in the circular portion,

the ink bottle including:
a container body portion configured to contain ink;
a cylindrical portion having an ink outlet;
a valve disposed in the cylindrical portion, the valve having an elastic valve body with a slit formed therethrough, the slit configured to be open by the connecting tube pushing the valve body through the ink outlet and to be closed by taking off the ink bottle from the connecting tube; and
a cover configured to cover the end part of the container body portion that is opposite to the ink outlet, the cover having a side wall that is flush with an uncovered portion of a side wall of the container body portion.