Ink container to separate unwanted particles from ink

#Ink containers are used to supply ink to image forming apparatus. Ink containers may be removably attached to a carriage of the image forming apparatus to move back and forth across a substrate for the ink to be ejected on. A plurality of removable ink containers may be included on the carriage in which each ink container may contain ink of a different color such as black, magenta, cyan and yellow. Some ink containers may supply ink to an ink ejector to eject the ink onto the substrate in which the ink ejector is separate from the ink container. Other ink containers may supply ink to an ink ejector which is integrated with the ink containers.

#Example non-limiting embodiments of the present general inventive concept are described in the following description, read with reference to the figures attached hereto and do not limit the scope of the claims. In the figures, identical and similar structures, elements or parts thereof that appear in more than one figure are generally labeled with the same or similar references in the figures in which they appear. Dimensions of components and features illustrated in the figures are chosen primarily for convenience and clarity of presentation and are not necessarily to scale. Referring to the attached figures:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view with a cutout partially illustrating ink containers mounted on a carriage of an image forming apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

#FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an ink container according to an example embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

#Throughout the drawings, identical reference numbers designate similar, but not necessarily identical, elements.

#In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is illustrated by way of illustration of specific example embodiments in which the present general inventive concept may be practiced. It is to be understood that other example embodiments may be utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present general inventive concept. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present general inventive concept is defined by the appended claims.

#Ink containers usable with image forming apparatuses supply ink to ink ejectors to be ejected onto a substrate such as a print medium. The ink may contain unwanted particles such as undesired pigments that fall out of suspension therein that may negatively impact the ink container, ink ejector and other in-line components of the image forming apparatuses such as filters. Such unwanted particles may result in costly repairs and/or degradation of images formed by the ink ejected onto the substrate and/or prevent the use of a variety of pigment-based inks. Thus, removal of unwanted particles in an ink container is beneficial.