Patent ID: 7992985
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid cartridge, configured to be detachably attached to an apparatus, comprising: a first container, containing liquid to be supplied to the apparatus; a second container, configured to contain waste liquid supplied from the apparatus; a storage, storing a first threshold value indicative of a first state in which the liquid in the first container is near to end and a second threshold value indicative of a second state in which the waste liquid in the second container is near to full, wherein the storage is configured to communicate with a determinant in the apparatus to judge both whether a liquid amount in the first container reaches the first threshold value and whether a waste liquid amount in the second container reaches the second threshold value, and with a notifier in the apparatus to notify a life time of the liquid cartridge when either one of the two judgments is judged by the determinant; and wherein the first container and the second container are integrally formed.