Liquid container
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsJun Shimazaki, Azusa Takagi, Kazuyoshi Mizuno, Shigenori Nakagawa
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Abstract
A liquid container connected to a liquid ejection apparatus for ejecting a liquid, includes a container for containing liquid and a filter section for collecting foreign matter, an injection port for injecting the liquid into the container and a lead out port for leading out the liquid from the container are opened in the container, and the filter part is positioned in the injection port.
Claims14
A liquid container to be connected to a liquid ejection apparatus configured to eject liquid, the liquid container comprising:
- a container configured to contain liquid;
- and
- a filter section configured to collect foreign matter, wherein
- an injection port for injecting liquid into the container and a lead out port for leading liquid out from the container are opened in the container,
- the liquid container further comprises:
- a lead out section configured to be connected to the liquid ejection apparatus;
- a valve section located between the lead out port and the lead out section and configured to open and close;
- and
- a frame supporting the container from below,
- the filter section is located in the injection port,
- the lead out section is located on a surface of the liquid container that faces forward and leads the liquid led out from the lead out port to the liquid ejection apparatus,
- the frame defines an externally accessible accommodation space below the container, and
- the valve section is located in the accommodation space.
A liquid container to be connected to a liquid ejection apparatus configured to eject liquid, the liquid container comprising:
- a container configured to contain liquid;
- and
- a filter section configured to collect foreign matter, wherein
- an injection port for injecting liquid into the container and a lead out port for leading liquid out from the container are opened in the container,
- the filter section is located in the injection port,
- the liquid ejection apparatus includes an ejection section that ejects liquid and the liquid container further comprises:
- a lead out section configured to connect to the liquid ejection apparatus;
- a valve section located between the lead out port and the lead out section and configured to open and close;
- and
- a sub-filter section located between the valve section and the lead out section,
- the lead out section leads out, to the liquid ejection apparatus, liquid that was led out from the lead out port, and
- collection ability of the sub-filter section is higher than collection ability of the filter section.
A liquid container to be connected to a liquid ejection apparatus configured to eject liquid, the liquid container comprising:
- a container configured to contain liquid;
- and
- a filter section configured to collect foreign matter, wherein
- an injection port for injecting liquid into the container and a lead out port for leading liquid out from the container are opened in the container,
- the liquid container further comprises:
- a lead out section configured to be connected to the liquid ejection apparatus;
- a valve section located between the lead out port and the lead out section and configured to open and close;
- and
- the filter section is located in the injection port, and
- the valve section includes a float that moves depending on the remaining amount of liquid contained in the container, and opens and closes by movement of the float.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.