Tank unit and liquid ejecting system having tank unit
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTaku Ishizawa, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Masaru Takahashi
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Abstract
A tank unit includes two or more liquid accommodating containers disposed in a row. Each of the liquid accommodating containers includes a main body having a concave shape defining a side opening and a film that blocks the side opening. The main body and the film at least partially define a liquid accommodating chamber for accommodating a liquid. The main body includes a facing wall that faces the film across the liquid accommodating chamber and has a wall larger than the side opening. The liquid accommodating containers are disposed such that the film of at least one of the liquid accommodating containers is covered by the facing wall of an adjacent one of the liquid accommodating containers.
Claims7
A tank unit for supplying liquid to a liquid ejecting apparatus, the tank unit comprising:
- a plurality of liquid accommodating containers disposed in a row, each of the liquid accommodating containers including a main body having a concave shape defining a side opening and a film that blocks the side opening, the main body and the film at least partially defining a liquid accommodating chamber for accommodating a liquid, an air accommodating chamber and a communication portion, through which an air in the air accommodating chamber is introduced into the liquid accommodating chamber, the main body including a facing wall that faces the film across the liquid accommodating chamber, the facing wall having a wall larger than the side opening, the liquid accommodating containers being disposed such that the film of at least one of the liquid accommodating containers is covered by the facing wall of an adjacent one of the liquid accommodating containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.