Patents Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KAUBSHIKI KAISHA
  • Patent number: 11084295
    Abstract: A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber which stores a liquid, an inlet formed in a surface of the tank, and an outlet through which the liquid from the liquid storage chamber flows; a cap which is movable between a first position and a second position; a cover which is movable relative to the tank between a closed position and an open position; and a holding member which is connected to the cap and which holds the cap at the second position. The cap at the second position or the holding member is configured to obstruct a movement of the cover from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KAUBSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Osakabe, Tomohisa Higuchi