| CPC B41J 2/17596 (2013.01) [B41J 2/16505 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A liquid ejecting system, comprising:
a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject liquid;
a liquid feeding mechanism configured to supply the liquid in a liquid supply source to the liquid ejecting portion through a liquid supply channel, the liquid feeding mechanism being provided in the liquid supply channel;
a liquid storage mechanism including a liquid storage portion configured to store the liquid supplied from the liquid supply source and provided between the liquid supply source and the liquid feeding mechanism in the liquid supply channel, wherein
the liquid storage portion includes a flexible part having flexibility,
the liquid storage mechanism is configured to generate a second negative pressure, larger than a first negative pressure, in the liquid storage portion based on a storage amount of the liquid in the liquid storage portion being smaller than a set predetermined amount, and
the first negative pressure being a negative pressure that is generated in the liquid supply source when a remaining amount of the liquid in the liquid supply source becomes small;
a coupling part coupled with the liquid supply source to communicate the liquid supply source and the liquid storage portion through the liquid supply channel; and
a block mechanism that includes:
an opening/closing valve between the coupling part and the liquid storage portion in the liquid supply channel, and configured to be set to an open state where an outside of the coupling part and the liquid storage portion are in communication and a closed state where the outside of the coupling part and the liquid storage portion are not in communication; and
a movement member configured to move from a block release position for setting the opening/closing valve to the open state to a blocking position for setting the opening/closing valve to the closed state.
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