| US 7,513,613 B2 | ||
| Liquid container and liquid filling method | ||
| Taku Ishizawa, Nagano (Japan); Satoshi Shinada, Nagano (Japan); Akira Ichihashi, Nagano (Japan); and Minoru Yajima, Nagano (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/395,808. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. P2005-102874 (JP), filed on Mar. 31, 2005; and application No. P2006-035571 (JP), filed on Feb. 13, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0227190 A1, Oct. 12, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—86 [347/85] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A liquid container comprising:
a container body attachable to a container attachment portion of an apparatus side;
a liquid chamber, provided in the container body, for accommodating a liquid therein;
a liquid supply hole connectable to a liquid receiving portion of the apparatus side;
a liquid leading path for leading the liquid stored in the liquid chamber to the liquid supply hole;
an air open hole for introducing outside air into the liquid chamber as the liquid in the liquid chamber is consumed;
pressure regulating means, provided in a portion of the liquid leading path, for regulating a pressure of the liquid to be
supplied to the liquid receiving portion through the liquid supply hole and hindering a reverse flow of the liquid from the
liquid supply hole to the liquid chamber;
a first bypass path for causing first and second liquid leading passages of the liquid leading path, provided respectively
before and after the pressure regulating means, to communicate with each other; and
a first bypass blocking portion capable of blocking the bypass path.
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