Patent ID: 9079413
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid container comprising: a liquid containing chamber for containing a liquid to be supplied via a tube to a liquid consuming unit consuming the liquid; a liquid outlet port from which the liquid contained in the liquid containing chamber flows to the tube; a liquid injection port through which the liquid can be injected into the liquid containing chamber; and an air intake port taking air into the liquid containing chamber from a further vertically upper position than a liquid level of the liquid when the liquid is contained in the liquid containing chamber, wherein the liquid container has an area where, if a volume of liquid equal to 5% of the containing capacity of the liquid containing chamber flows from the liquid outlet port, a fluctuation range of the liquid level of the liquid inside the liquid containing chamber is 5% or less of the cubic root of the containing capacity, and wherein the liquid containing chamber has a height of 70 mm or less from a bottom surface to the liquid injection port in the vertical direction.