LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM
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1. A liquid storage container comprising:
- a liquid storage part configured and arranged to store liquid; and
a liquid supply part configured and arranged to supply the liquid to an outside of the liquid storage container, the liquid supply part includinga porous member including holes to flow the liquid, anda biasing member provided between the porous member and the liquid storage part to bias the porous member in a direction from the liquid storage part to the outside.
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Abstract
A liquid storage container is provided with a liquid storage part capable of storing a liquid, and a liquid supply part for supplying the liquid to the outside. The liquid supply part has a porous member containing holes for circulating the liquid, and a biasing member which is disposed between the porous member and the liquid storage part and which biases the porous member from the liquid storage part towards the outside.
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22 Claims
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1. A liquid storage container comprising:
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a liquid storage part configured and arranged to store liquid; and a liquid supply part configured and arranged to supply the liquid to an outside of the liquid storage container, the liquid supply part including a porous member including holes to flow the liquid, and a biasing member provided between the porous member and the liquid storage part to bias the porous member in a direction from the liquid storage part to the outside. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22)
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10. A liquid storage container comprising:
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a liquid storage part configured and arranged to store liquid; and a liquid supply part including a porous member including holes to flow the liquid, and a flow channel formation member provided between the porous member and the liquid storage part and including holes to form a flow channel in a direction from the liquid storage part to the porous member, wherein an average of equivalent diameters of the holes provided in the flow channel formation member is greater than an average of equivalent diameters of the holes provided in the porous member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A liquid storage container adapted to supply liquid to a liquid ejection device, the liquid storage container comprising:
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a liquid storage part configured and arranged to store liquid; a liquid supply part communicating to the liquid storage part, and configured and arranged to supply the liquid to the liquid ejection device; a negative pressure adjustment structure arranged in the liquid storage part, and configured and arranged to apply a negative pressure to the liquid; an atmosphere communication structure arranged in the liquid storage part, and configured and arranged to adjust the negative pressure; a liquid remaining amount measurement structure arranged in the liquid storage part, and configured and arranged to measure a remaining amount of the liquid; a capillary force generation structure arranged in the liquid storage part; a flow channel formation member arranged in the liquid supply part and contacting with the capillary force generation structure; and a porous member arranged in the liquid supply part and contacting with the flow channel formation member and being biased in a direction from the liquid storage part to an outside of the liquid storage container by the flow channel formation member, the porous member having greater bubble point pressure than the flow channel formation member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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