Patent ID: 8235512
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid container comprising: a liquid-containing bag filled with liquid and having a supply port that discharges the liquid; an outer frame accommodating the liquid-containing bag; a detecting plate fixed on the liquid-containing bag for detection of a liquid-exhausted state, the detecting plate extending from a front end to a rear end, the front end being disposed closer to the supply port than the rear end; and at least one protrusion disposed on the outer frame at a distance approximately greater than or equal to half a length of the detecting plate from the front end of the detecting plate, wherein the protrusion regulates transfer of the detecting plate in a direction along which the liquid-containing bag is compressed such that the detecting plate is inclined with respect to the outer frame when the amount of the liquid remaining in the liquid-containing bag becomes small, and ensures a space through which the liquid can flow in the liquid-containing bag when the amount of the liquid remaining in the liquid-containing bag becomes small.