Liquid container

A liquid container that is detachable from a case of a liquid ejection apparatus comprising:

• a housing provided with a case storage unit therein;
• the case configured to be inserted into the case storage unit by being moved in a +Y direction;
• and
• a liquid introducing portion that is positioned at an end portion on the +Y direction side of the case storage unit, wherein:
• an axis parallel to a gravity direction is referred to as a Z axis, a same direction along the Z axis as the gravity direction is referred to as a +Z direction, and an opposite direction along the Z axis to the gravity direction is referred to as a −Z direction,
• an axis orthogonal to the Z axis is referred to as a Y axis, one direction along the Y axis is referred to as the +Y direction, and the other direction along the Y direction is referred to as a −Y direction, and
• an axis orthogonal to the Z axis and the Y axis is referred to as an X axis, one direction along the X axis is referred to as a +X direction, and the other direction along the X axis is referred to as a −X direction,
• the liquid container comprises:
• a bag-shaped member that is flexible, and comprises a storage portion for storing a liquid therein;
• a liquid introducing outlet into which the liquid introducing portion is inserted in the −Y direction in a mounted state in which the liquid container is mounted to the liquid ejection apparatus;
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• a sheet member that comprises a pivotable handle,
• the handle is provided at a position exposed to the outside of the case in a state where the liquid container is arranged in the case,
• the handle comprises a base end portion that pivotably fixes the handle,
• the case has a bottom face facing the −Z direction and comprises two guiding portions protruding from the bottom face in the −Z direction, in a state where the case is arranged in the case storage unit,
• the liquid container comprises two guide portions into which the two guiding portions are respectively fitted in a state where the liquid container is arranged in the case, and
• the base end portion is provided between the two guide portions with respect to the X axis in the mounted state.

A liquid container that is detachable from a case of a apparatus comprising:

• a housing provided with a case storage unit therein;
• the case that is configured to be inserted into the case storage unit by being moved in a +Y direction;
• a liquid introducing portion that is positioned at an end portion on the +Y direction side of the case storage unit;
• and
• an apparatus-side electrical connection unit that is positioned at the end portion on the +Y direction side of the case storage unit, wherein:
• an axis parallel to a gravity direction is referred to as a Z axis, a same direction along the Z axis as the gravity direction is referred to as a +Z direction, and an opposite direction along the Z axis to the gravity direction is referred to as a −Z direction,
• an axis orthogonal to the Z axis is referred to as a Y axis, one direction along the Y axis is referred to as the +Y direction, and the other direction along the Y axis is referred to as a −Y direction, and
• an axis orthogonal to the Z axis and the Y axis is referred to as an X axis, one direction along the X axis is referred to as a +X direction, and the other direction along the X axis is referred to as a −X direction,
• the liquid container comprises:
• a bag-shaped member that is flexible, and comprises a storage portion for storing a liquid therein;
• and
• a connection member that is mounted to the bag-shaped member so as to be positioned at the end portion on the +Y direction side in a mounted state in which the liquid container is mounted to the liquid ejection apparatus,
• the connection member comprises:
• a liquid introducing outlet into which the liquid introducing portion is inserted in the −Y direction in the mounted state;
• a container-side electrical connection unit to which the apparatus-side electrical connection unit is connected in the −Y direction in the mounted state;
• and
• a handle configured to pivot toward the connection member with respect to the X axis in the mounted state,
• the handle has a grip portion, a coupling portion that is coupled to the grip portion, and a base end portion that pivotably fixes the coupling portion to the connection member,
• the handle is configured such that in a state where the liquid container is arranged in the case, the handle is provided at a position exposed to the outside of the case, and when the liquid container is being mounted to or removed from the case the handle is in a second orientation in which the handle is pivoted from a first orientation in the mounted state, and
• the handle is held at a position overlapping the container-side electrical connection unit with respect to the Z axis in the mounted state, and separated from the container-side electrical connection unit.

A liquid container that is detachable from a case of a liquid ejection apparatus comprising:

• a housing provided with a case storage unit therein;
• the case that is configured to be inserted into the case storage unit by being moved in a +Y direction;
• a liquid introducing portion that is positioned at an end portion on the +Y direction side of the case storage unit;
• and
• an apparatus-side electrical connection unit that is positioned at the end portion on the +Y direction side of the case storage unit, wherein:
• an axis parallel to a gravity direction is referred to as a Z axis, a same direction along the Z axis as the gravity direction is referred to as a +Z direction, and an opposite direction along the Z axis to the gravity direction is referred to as a −Z direction,
• an axis orthogonal to the Z axis is referred to as a Y axis, one direction along the Y axis is referred to as the +Y direction, and the other direction along the Y axis is referred to as a −Y direction, and
• an axis orthogonal to the Z axis and the Y axis is referred to as an X axis, one direction along the X axis is referred to as a +X direction, and the other direction along the X axis is referred to as a −X direction,
• the liquid container comprises:
• a bag-shaped member that is flexible, and comprises a storage portion for storing a liquid therein;
• and
• a connection member that is mounted to the bag-shaped member so as to be positioned at the end portion on the +Y direction side in a mounted state in which the liquid container is mounted to the liquid ejection apparatus,
• the connection member comprises:
• a liquid introducing outlet into which the liquid introducing portion is inserted in the −Y direction in the mounted state;
• a container-side electrical connection unit to which the apparatus-side electrical connection unit is connected in the −Y direction in the mounted state;
• and
• a handle configured to pivot toward the connection member with respect to the X axis in the mounted state,
• the handle has a grip portion, a coupling portion that is coupled to the grip portion, and a base end portion that pivotably fixes the coupling portion to the connection member,
• the handle is configured such that in a state where the liquid container is arranged in the case, the handle is provided at a position exposed to the outside of the case, and when the liquid container is being mounted to or removed from the case the handle is in a second orientation in which the handle is pivoted from a first orientation in the mounted state, and
• in the mounted state, the handle, the container-side electrical connection unit, and the liquid introducing portion are arranged at positions not overlapping with respect to the Z axis in the mounted state.