Patent ID: 8091995
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid container constructed and arranged to be detachably mounted on a container mounting portion of a liquid consuming apparatus, comprising: a container body for storing a liquid to be supplied to the liquid consuming apparatus and having a substantially rectangular front end surface, in an insertion direction, with two short sides and two long sides, a first side surface perpendicular to the front end surface at one of the short sides, a second side surface perpendicular to front end surface at the other short side and a rear end surface opposite the front end surface, wherein the long sides and short sides of the front end surface are substantially shorter than the length in the insertion direction of the first side surface and the second side surface; a liquid supply port for sending out the liquid to be supplied to the liquid consuming apparatus, the liquid supply port formed on the front end surface; a circuit board having a contact point for making contact with the liquid consuming apparatus, the circuit board formed on the first side surface; and a container fixation structure for releasably regulating a movement of the container body in a direction opposite to the insertion direction thereof in cooperation with an apparatus fixation structure formed on the container mounting portion and that is formed on the second side surface in a state where the container body is mounted on the container mounting portion against an urging force in the direction opposite to the insertion direction; wherein the container fixation structure comprises a guide groove for guiding a locking pin of the apparatus fixation structure, the guide groove being formed on the second side surface at a position closer to the front end surface than the rear end surface and comprising a bottom surface and a loop configuration that includes an entrance guide portion, a midway guide portion, an exit guide portion and a locking portion, wherein the bottom surface is adapted to be pressed by the locking pin toward the first side surface.