Patent ID: 6824258
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink container detachably mounted to an ink container mounting portion of an ink jet printer having an ink deriving tube for deriving ink from the ink container and an air introducing tube for introducing air into the ink container, the ink deriving tube and the air introducing tube being arranged upward in a vertical direction, said ink container comprising:a container main body for containing ink; and a connecting portion to which the ink deriving tube and the air introducing tube are connected, said connecting portion being provided at a bottom surface of said container main body in a mounted state thereof on the mounting portion; wherein both of the ink deriving tube and the air introducing tube are arranged in the mounting portion so that both of the ink deriving tube and the air introducing tube can be connected to said ink container at a portion deviated to either one of side walls with respect to a center portion of said bottom surface of said container main body, wherein said connecting portion of said ink container is arranged at a position where the ink deriving tube and the air introducing tube can be connected thereto.