Patent ID: 8070272

Claim:
A liquid container adapted to be mounted on a carriage to reciprocate together with a liquid ejecting head comprising: a container body having a liquid containing concave portion and at least one open surface arranged to intersect with a direction of reciprocation of the liquid ejecting head when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage, wherein the container body comprises: a vertical partition wall arranged so as to extend in a vertical direction when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage; a lower connecting passage disposed in a lower portion of the vertical partition wall when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage; a first upper connecting passage disposed in the vertical partition wall at a position upper than the lower connecting passage when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage; a second upper connecting passage disposed at a position above an upper end of the vertical partition wall when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage where at least a portion of the second upper connecting passage is disposed along substantially the same vertical plane as the vertical partition wall; a partition wall dividing the liquid containing portion into an upper liquid containing portion and a lower liquid containing portion; an upper vertical partition wall, in the upper liquid containing portion, with a second lower connecting passage and a third upper connecting passage; a connection passage arranged on a inner surface of the container body so as to extend in a vertical direction to connect the upper liquid containing portion and the lower liquid containing portion when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage; and an inclined wall portion disposed on the inner surface of the container body above the connecting passage when the liquid container is mounted on the carriage; a film sealing the open surface and forming a liquid containing portion together with the liquid containing concave portion, the liquid containing portion storing a liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head; and a stirring and moving member accommodated in the liquid containing portion in a movable state.