Patent ID: 6361158
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A liquid container system for an ink jet recording apparatus, said liquid container system for containing liquid to be used by an ink jet head in a holder having the ink jet head and first and second locking portions, said holder having an ink supply tube, said liquid container system comprising:a liquid container including a main body for containing the liquid, an ink absorbing material in said main body, a supplying port for supplying the liquid to the ink jet head, said supplying port being disposed in a portion of said liquid container at a bottom thereof in a recording operation, an air vent portion for fluid communication between an inside of said main body and ambience, and a first engaging portion provided on a side of said main body for engaging with the first locking portion of the holder; and a fixing member separate from said liquid container, said fixing member for fixing said liquid container to the holder and for maintaining a pressure-contact state between the ink supply tube and said ink absorbing material through said supplying port, said fixing member having a second engaging portion provided on a side opposite from said side of said liquid container having said first engaging portion, said second engaging portion for engaging with the second locking portion of the holder, and said fixing member having a third engaging portion for engagement with a part of said liquid container.