Patent ID: 8807717
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid supply device for use with a liquid jetting device, wherein the liquid supply device is separate from, external to, and configured for attachment to the liquid jetting device to thereby supply liquid to the liquid jetting device, the liquid supply device comprising: a tank unit containing the liquid; a tube configured to connect said tank unit to the liquid jetting device, said tube comprising: first and second members, wherein the elastic portion of said tube is positioned between said first and second members; an operating unit linking with said first member, said operating unit being configured to move said first member between a first position, closer to the second member, and a second position, farther from the second member, wherein when said first member is at the first position, the elastic portion of said tube is pinched to thereby regulate a liquid flow, and wherein when said first member is at the second position, said tube is released from the pinching to thereby allow the liquid flow; wherein said first and second members are disposed downstream of said tank unit and upstream of said downstream end of said tube; and a case covering at least a part of said tank unit, wherein said operating unit extends from the interior to the outside of said case.