Patent ID: 8955950
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid container for use in a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid container comprising: a casing; a liquid chamber configured to store a liquid; a first seal member; a supply port configured to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus; a minor liquid chamber located in a liquid flow path between the liquid chamber and the supply port, the minor liquid chamber being smaller in volume than the liquid chamber, the minor liquid chamber being between the first seal member and the casing; an optical member chamber located in the liquid flow path between the minor liquid chamber and the supply port, the optical member chamber being smaller in volume than the minor liquid chamber; an optical member disposed in the optical member chamber and configured to detect an amount of the liquid in the liquid chamber; and a liquid flow portion located in the liquid flow path between the optical member chamber and the supply port, the liquid flow portion being between the casing and the first seal member.