Title:
LIQUID CONTAINER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/056674
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a satisfactory liquid container capable of preventing such a connectivity
drop between a liquid extracting portion and a liquid feeding portion as might
otherwise accompany the size enlargement of the container and preventing the
liquid drip at the liquid extracting portion. An ink cartridge comprises a container
body (5) mounted removably in a cartridge mounting portion for feeding the ink
reserved in an ink pack (7) to an ink jet type recording device, a connecting port
(7a) disposed in the ink pack (7) for extracting the ink, a liquid extracting portion
(9) disposed in the front wall (5c) of the container body (5) for providing the
communication of the liquid feed portion disposed in the cartridge mounting
portion, with the connecting port (7a), and two positioning holes (27, 28), in
which positioning pins disposed at the two portions of the cartridge mounting
portion confronted by the front wall (5c) are fitted, for regulating the movement
in the direction along the front wall (5c). The liquid extracting portion (9)
is disposed at a position near one positioning hole (27) of the two positioning
holes (27, 28) arranged individually on the two widthwise end sides of the front
wall (5c).
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Inventors:
NOZAWA IZUMI (JP)
KIMURA HITOTOSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU KAZUTOSHI (JP)
KIMURA HITOTOSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU KAZUTOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/071571
Publication Date:
May 15, 2008
Filing Date:
November 06, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
NOZAWA IZUMI (JP)
KIMURA HITOTOSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU KAZUTOSHI (JP)
NOZAWA IZUMI (JP)
KIMURA HITOTOSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU KAZUTOSHI (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/175
Foreign References:
JP2003341100A | 2003-12-03 | |||
JPH0839832A | 1996-02-13 | |||
JP2004142128A | 2004-05-20 | |||
JP2001150691A | 2001-06-05 | |||
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Other References:
See also references of EP 2080621A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAITO, Teruo et al. (7-13 Nishi-Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 03, JP)
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