Patent ID: 8425022
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink container detachably mountable to a container mounting portion of an inkjet printer, the container mounting portion having a locking portion and an elastic member, the ink container comprising: a container body including an ink chamber containing liquid ink; a force receiving portion constructed to receive from the elastic member a raising force for raising the ink container; a latch lever elastically deformable toward the container body, the latch lever having (i) a fixed end, (ii) a free end, (iii) an extending portion extending from the fixed end to the free end, (iv) a latch claw engageable with the locking portion to prevent raising of the ink container by the raising force, and (v) an operation portion pressable toward the container body to elastically deform the latch lever, thereby disengaging the latch claw from the locking portion, wherein the latch claw is positioned at the extending portion, and wherein the extending portion includes an inclined portion extending outwardly and upwardly from the fixed end to the latch claw, and wherein the inclined portion includes a contactable portion constructed to slide upwardly along an upstanding portion of the container mounting portion in which the locking portion is provided due to an elastic restoring force of the latch lever caused by disengaging the latch claw from the locking portion and the raising force received by the force receiving portion.