Patent ID: 7806523
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus having a container mounting unit in which a liquid container internally storing a liquid is to be mounted removably, comprising: a liquid feed needle configured to be inserted through a liquid feed port formed in the liquid container when the liquid container is mounted; a translationally movable member configured to be connected to the liquid container inserted in said container mounting unit and in link motion with a straight movement of the liquid container when inserting said liquid feed needle through the liquid feed port, so as to translationally advance toward the liquid feed needle in a direction parallel with said straight movement; an apparatus side fixing structure configured to releasably restrict a movement of the liquid container in a mounting state in a pull-out direction, said apparatus side fixing structure having a stopper pin to be stopped in a guide groove of a container side fixing structure formed in the liquid container; and an apparatus side positioning structure installed in said translationally movable member, the apparatus side positioning structure and translationally movable member constructed and arranged to position the liquid container in a predetermined position with respect to said translationally movable member in cooperation with a container side positioning structure formed in the liquid container, before said liquid feed needle is inserted through the liquid feed port when the liquid container is mounted on the liquid ejecting apparatus; wherein the apparatus is constructed so that the direction of the straight movement of the liquid container is opposite to the pull-out direction of the liquid container and the direction in which the liquid container is inserted into the container mounting unit is parallel to the direction of the straight movement.