Patent ID: 9636918
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A liquid container that supplies a liquid to a liquid consumption apparatus via a liquid introduction part disposed in the liquid consumption apparatus, the liquid container comprising: a liquid container part that stores the liquid having a top side portion located at the top of the liquid container part when oriented in an attached state as connected to the liquid introduction part, the top side portion having a first end and a second end and defining a first direction extending in a longitudinal direction from the first end to the second end, the first direction being the direction of attaching the liquid container to the liquid introduction part; an operation part connected to the liquid container part and located on the top side portion, the operation part having a grip part that is grippable and having a liquid supply part in fluid communication with an inside of the liquid container part, the liquid supply part located at the first direction facing end of the operation part, the liquid supply part having a liquid supply opening facing in the first direction and configured to connect with the liquid introduction part; a container-side electrical connection part configured to be brought into electrical contact with an apparatus-side electrical connection part on the liquid consumption apparatus, the container-side electrical connection part supported by the first direction facing end of the operation part and the liquid supply part and the container-side electrical connection part at east partially overlap in the downward direction perpendicular to the first direction.