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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroto Sugahara, Kenta Hayashida, Taro Nagano, Ayako Ohishi, Hirofumi Kondo, Suguru Tomoguchi
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A liquid cartridge includes a movable member and the movable member includes a detection portion and a float. The liquid cartridge also includes a restriction member and the restriction member includes an operation portion and a restriction portion. When the operation portion is in a first position, the restriction portion is configured to contact the movable member such that the movement of the float is restricted within a restricted range. When the operation portion is in a second position, the restriction portion is configured to release the movable member such that the float is positioned in a free range which is above the restricted range.
A liquid cartridge comprising:
A liquid cartridge comprising:
A liquid cartridge comprising:
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Ink cartridges: mounting within the printer
Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor: ink level or ink residue control
Ink level or ink residue control: using a floater for ink level indication
Typewriters
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The present application claims priority to and the benefit of European Patent Application No. 14180069.8, which was filed on Aug. 6, 2014, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid cartridge.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, needs satisfied thereby, and the objects, features, and advantages thereof, reference now is made to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic, cross-sectional view of a printer comprising a cartridge mounting portion and an ink cartridge, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cartridge mounting portion which is partly cut, showing an end surface of the cartridge mounting portion.
Embodiments of the present invention, and their features and advantages, may be understood by referring to FIGS. 1-20B, like numerals being used for like corresponding parts in the various drawings.
[Printer 10]
Referring to FIG. 1, a liquid consuming apparatus, such as an inkjet printer 10 is configured to record an image on a sheet of recording paper by ejecting ink droplets selectively on the sheet of recording paper. The printer 10 comprises a liquid consuming portion, e.g., a recording head 21, an ink supply device 100, and an ink tube 20 connecting the recording head 21 and the ink supply device 100. The ink supply device 100 comprises a cartridge mounting portion 110. The cartridge mounting portion 110 is configured to allow a liquid container or a liquid cartridge, e.g., an ink cartridge 30 to be mounted therein. The cartridge mounting portion 110 has an opening 112 and the interior of the cartridge mounting portion 110 is exposed to the exterior of the cartridge mounting portion 110 via opening 112. The ink cartridge 30 is configured to be inserted into the cartridge mounting portion 110 via the opening 112 in an insertion direction 56, and to be removed from the cartridge mounting portion 110 via the opening 112 in a removal direction 55.