LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER SET, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS

• US 20130201260A1
• Filed: 01/30/2013
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: AOKI, Katsuko, SANO, Tsuyoshi, AOKI, Yuji, OKUDA, Ippei, KASAHARA, Shoki
• Granted Patent: US 9,004,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 347/85
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/175 Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17503 Ink cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/2103 Features not dealing with the colouring process per se, e.g. construction of printers or heads, driving circuit adaptations
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/14 Linings or internal coatings of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/56 ; linings for domestic water storage heaters F24H1/183
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 11/322 Pigment inks
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 11/40 Ink-sets specially adapted for multi-colour inkjet printing

Abstract

A liquid container detachably mounted on a liquid consuming apparatus includes: a liquid including dispersed particles and a solvent in which the dispersed particles are dispersed; and an accommodation bag accommodating the liquid and provided with a discharge portion discharging the liquid, in which a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag when the accommodation bag is used from an initial period of filling is 95% or less.

Claims

1. A liquid container detachably mounted on a liquid consuming apparatus, comprising:

a liquid including dispersed particles and a solvent in which the dispersed particles are dispersed; and

an accommodation bag accommodating the liquid and provided with a discharge portion discharging the liquid,

wherein a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag when the accommodation bag is used from an initial period of filling is 95% or less, and

wherein the dispersed particles are a glitter pigment or metal oxide.

2. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein a weight (specific gravity×

volume) of the dispersed particles is 10 μ

g or more.

3. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the accommodation bag is a pillow type packaging bag.

4. The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein, in a case of being mounted on at least the liquid consuming apparatus, a pressing mechanism which presses the accommodation bag and moves the liquid in a direction of a region where the discharge portion is provided is further provided.

5. The liquid container according to claim 1,

wherein the discharge portion is provided with a liquid suction port through which liquid is introduced from the accommodation bag, and a liquid discharge port from which the introduced liquid is derived, and

wherein, in a case of being mounted on the liquid consuming apparatus installed in an activatable state, a height of the liquid suction port is arranged to be at a lower position in a vertical direction than a height of the liquid discharge port.

6. The liquid container according to claim 1, further comprising:

a holder accommodating the accommodation bag in the inner portion thereof,

wherein the holder has a gap in which the accommodation bag is capable of moving or deforming in the inner portion of the holder, in a case of being detached from at least the liquid consuming apparatus.

7. The liquid container according to claim 1,

wherein the holder has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and

wherein an accommodation unit to be accommodated in the inner portion of the holder is not fixed to at least one face in five side surfaces other than a side surface in which the discharge portion is positioned.

8. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 1; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

9. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 2; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

10. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 3; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

11. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 4; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

12. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 5; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

13. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 6; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

14. A liquid container set comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 7; and

a color liquid container,

wherein the color liquid container is provided with a color liquid which does not include the dispersed particles and a color liquid accommodation bag accommodating the color liquid, and

wherein a ratio of a volume of the color liquid with respect to a capacity of the color liquid accommodation bag is higher than a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag.

15. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 1.

16. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 2.

17. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 3.

18. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 4.

19. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 5.

20. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container according to claim 6.

21. An ink jet type recording apparatus comprising:

the liquid container set according to claim 8.