Patent ID: 6382783
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A liquid supply system comprising:a capillary force generating member container having a capillary force generating member for storing liquid, an atmospheric air communication portion for communicating the capillary-force generation member with atmospheric air, a liquid supply portion for supplying liquid to an outside thereof, and a liquid communication portion for introducing liquid into said capillary force generating member container; and a liquid supply container having a liquid storage portion settable to and removable from the capillary force generating member container and which stores liquid in a space closed except for a connection portion connectable to the liquid communication portion of said capillary force generating member container; wherein said capillary force generating member includes at least two liquid storage members made of fibers and contacted with each other, the at least two liquid storage members being contained entirely within said capillary force generating member container; and wherein an upper end of the liquid communication portion is located above a contact surface between the at least two liquid storage members.