Patent ID: 7425059
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink container connectable and disconnectable to and from an ink supply path, comprising: a plurality of ink containing parts for containing three or more different inks; and a plurality of supplying parts which can be connected and disconnected to and from the ink supply path and which can supply plural types of ink contained in the plurality of ink containing parts, wherein the plurality of supplying parts include a specific supplying part for supplying the ink which undergoes the most significant color change attributable to color mixing of the inks; the plurality of supplying parts are disposed at respective intervals; the interval between the specific supplying part and another of the supplying parts most closely adjacent thereto is greater than the intervals between other supplying parts excluding the specific supplying part; the inks contained in the plurality of ink containing parts include a yellow ink, a cyan ink, and a magenta ink; and the ink which undergoes the most significant color change attributable to color mixing of the inks is the yellow ink.