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US 9,039,150 B2Granted
Liquid container and liquid ejecting apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTakayoshi Kagata
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Abstract
A liquid container includes a liquid which generates gases over time due to a chemical change in components; a liquid storage chamber in which the liquid is stored; a liquid flow port which communicates with the liquid storage chamber, via which the liquid inside the storage chamber flows out; and an information holding portion which holds time information on manufacturing of the liquid container.
Claims8
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
- a liquid container including:
- a liquid which generates gases over time due to a chemical change in components;
- a liquid storage chamber in which the liquid is stored;
- a liquid flow port which communicates with the liquid storage chamber, via which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber flows out;
- and
- an information holding portion which holds time information on manufacturing of the liquid container;
- a cartridge holder on which the liquid container is mounted;
- a head which ejects liquid which is supplied from the liquid container;
- a flow path which causes a liquid flow port of the liquid container and the head to communicate with each other;
- an information obtaining device which obtains time information;
- a discharging device which discharges gases;
- and
- a controller which controls the discharging device according to the time information which is obtained by the information obtaining device.
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