Patent ID: 7896200

Claim:
A liquid substance supplying device for supplying a liquid substance reserved in a vertically elongated container, comprising: a container holder for holding said container inserted through an insertion hole provided on a top side thereof, wherein said container holder includes: a holder main body which is provided with said insertion hole and which holds said container inserted therein; a lid for closing an opening at a top end of said container held by said holder main body; and a lid locking mechanism for locking said lid to said holder main body with the lid in a closed state; a holder supporting mechanism for supporting said container holder in either upright attitude or tilted attitude; and a holder fixing mechanism for fixing the attitude of said container holder in the upright state thereof, wherein said lid locking mechanism comprises: a lever which is pivoted by a first fulcrum secured to said container holder at a top end thereof to be rotatable in the vertical direction; and a link member which is pivoted by a second fulcrum provided on said lever in a position apart from said first fulcrum at one end thereof to be rotatable in the vertical direction and which has an engaging portion engaging a portion to be engaged provided on said lid at another end thereof; and said sealing portion is inserted in said opening to seal the interior of said container by rotating said lever downward with said engaging portion engaged with said portion to be engaged and such that said sealing portion inserted in said opening is pulled out by rotating said lever upward to push said engaged portion upward with said engaging portion.