Abstract: There is disclosed a liquid supply method in which a bubble is prevented from being retained or accumulated in a communication part. An upper wall surface of a joint pipe for connecting a negative pressure control chamber container to an ink container is inclined upward to the ink container from the negative pressure control chamber container. Since the upper wall surface of the joint pipe is inclined, the bubble flows into the ink container without being retained or accumulated on the upper wall surface of the joint pipe during gas-liquid exchange.

Abstract: Ink tank which enables accurate detection of existence/absence of liquid even if a storage containing liquid such as ink is stored under a severe environment, and a cartridge including the ink tank, as well as a printing apparatus utilizing the cartridge. A low surface energy processing agent including alkyl polysiloxane and alcohol is coated on prism 180 provided on the bottom portion of ink tank 7, thereby performing low surface energy processing on the prism 180.

Abstract: A liquid container which is in detachably connectable to a supply tube which is in fluid communication with a liquid ejection recording head, the liquid container including a liquid accommodating portion for accommodating liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection recording head and a supply port for permitting supply of the liquid to the recording head from the liquid accommodating portion by connection of the liquid container to the liquid ejection recording head, the liquid container includes a capillary force generating member for generating a capillary force to absorb the recording liquid deposited on the surface of the supply tube and in the supply port into a space, other than the liquid accommodating portion, in the liquid container; wherein a capillary force A generated in an absorption region for absorbing the recording liquid remaining in the supply port adjacent the supply port of the capillary force generating member and a capillary force B in a storing region for storing the recording liquid a

Abstract: A liquid container for containing recording liquid to the supplied to a ink jet recording mechanism to which the liquid container is detachably mountable, the liquid container includes a main body; a liquid supply opening formed in the main body and connectable with the ink jet recording mechanism to supply the recording liquid out; wherein the liquid supply opening has an elongated circle configuration.

Abstract: A liquid storage container is here disclosed which comprises an inner wall for forming a liquid storage portion for storing a liquid therein, an outer wall for forming a liquid storage portion housing chamber for housing the liquid storage portion, and a liquid supply portion for supplying a liquid from the liquid storage portion to the outside, wherein the inner wall has a structure in which at least one layer is laminated over the entire inner wall region, and is a member which can deform with discharge of the liquid to generate a negative pressure in the liquid storage portion; the most internal layer of the layers constituting the inner wall of a pinch-off portion is mainly made of a polymer blend of one or more resins selected from polyolefin resins; and these resins are maintained at such a compatible degree as to form a sea-island structure.

Abstract: An ink container for containing ink to be supplied to a recording head, the ink container includes an ink container casing; an ink supplying portion provided in the ink container casing and constituting an opening for permitting supply of the ink to the recording head; and an inclined portion provided in a region of the casing which is above, in a use state of the ink container, the ink supplying portion on a side of the casing having the ink supplying portion, the inclined portion being inclined toward inside of the casing.

Abstract: A method for inserting an absorbent to a container of which receiving space is smaller then the absorbent, and a container receiving an absorbent inserted by the method. The method includes the steps of compressing the absorbent with a first and a second pressing members, inserting the absorbent to the container, together with the first and the second pressing members, and removing the first and the second pressing members from the container while the absorbent is held in the container, wherein the electric charge on the first and the second pressing members contacting with the absorbent is removed.

Abstract: By solving the problem of unstable ink supply which occurs due to bubble stagnation in a communication portion at a high ink supply rate per unit time when a fiber absorbent is used as a negative pressure generating member in the ink tank or ink supply system in which a negative pressure generating member container is adjacent to a liquid container, the present invention provides an ink tank and a liquid supply system which supply ink stably.

Abstract: A liquid container for containing recording liquid to the supplied to a ink jet recording mechanism to which the liquid container is detachably mountable, the liquid container includes a main body; a liquid supply opening formed in the main body and connectable with the ink jet recording mechanism to supply the recording liquid out; wherein the liquid supply opening has an elongated circle configuration.

Abstract: A liquid container which can precisely detects existence/absence of residual liquid at a low cost, a cartridge including the liquid container, and a printing apparatus using the cartridge. The lengthwise direction of a triangular prism provided on the bottom of the ink tank is along a direction of print medium conveyance in the printing apparatus, such that when an ink-jet head cartridge holding the ink tank is attached to the printing apparatus for performing printing, light emitted from an optical unit of the printing apparatus is precisely captured by the prism. Further, if two ink-jet head cartridges are mounted on the printing apparatus, the first and second ink-jet head cartridges are set in positions shifted from each other by a length shorter than the length in the lengthwise direction of the prism, such that the light emitted from the optical unit reaches the prisms provided in the ink tanks of the first and second ink-jet head cartridges.

Abstract: A liquid supplying system comprises a capillary force generating member accommodating container which stores therein a capillary force generating member for retaining liquid, and is provided with a liquid supply portion for supplying outward the liquid retained in the capillary force generating member, and an air vent through which the capillary force generating member is in fluid communication with ambience; and a liquid reservoir container which is provided with a liquid reservoir portion for storing therein the liquid to be supplied to the capillary force generating member accommodating container, and a communication path portion for supplying the liquid to the capillary force generating member accommodating container, and forms therein a virtually sealed space except for the presence of the communication path portion; wherein the capillary force generating member is provided with a layer in which the primary direction in which fiber strands therein are arranged is substantially horizontal, and this layer

Abstract: An ink supply system which includes an ink jet head for discharging ink and an ink tank retaining ink to be supplied to the ink jet head through a passage. A negative pressure generating container is provided along the passage, and generates negative pressure by a restoring force at the time of being deformed. With the ink supply system thus structured, it becomes possible to perform stable recording, because the fluctuation of flow resistance due to the fluctuation of discharge amount is made smaller, and also, there is almost no fluctuation of pressure along the carriage operation. Also, the retaining amount of ink becomes suitably greater for the performance of higher speed printing, and the replacement of ink tanks is possible, while ink still remains in the negative pressure generating container, hence making it possible to essentially prevent a complete ink depletion.

Abstract: A liquid container which can precisely detects existence/absence of residual liquid at a low cost, a cartridge including the liquid container, and a printing apparatus using the cartridge. The lengthwise direction of a triangular prism provided on the bottom of the ink tank is along a direction of print medium conveyance in the printing apparatus, such that when an ink-jet head cartridge holding the ink tank is attached to the printing apparatus for performing printing, light emitted from an optical unit of the printing apparatus is precisely captured by the prism. Further, if two ink-jet head cartridges are mounted on the printing apparatus, the first and second ink-jet head cartridges are set in positions shifted from each other by a length shorter than the length in the lengthwise direction of the prism, such that the light emitted from the optical unit reaches the prisms provided in the ink tanks of the first and second ink-jet head cartridges.

Abstract: An ink jet head cartridge stored in a closed space. The ink jet head cartridge includes a negative pressure generating member containing chamber and a liquid supply container which has a liquid containing part forming a closed space and generating negative pressure by deforming accompanied with flowing-out of the contained liquid and a box-like body with an inside surface equal to or analogous to the outside surface of the liquid containing part and with an atmosphere communicating part and which is mounted onto a mounting part so as to form the communicating part. As stored, a first sealing member seals the ejection port and a second sealing member seals the atmosphere communicating part, part of the liquid containing part is separated from the box-like body, and the interior of the liquid containing part and the liquid supply passage from the communicating part to the recording head are filled with liquid.

Abstract: A liquid container for an ink jet recording apparatus includes a connection opening connectable with an outside; an elastic member provided in the connection opening, the elastic member being adapted to be penetrated by a cylindrical member for fluid communication with the outside; the elastic member including a compressed region and a substantially non-compressed region in a state without the cylindrical member penetrated, disposed in this order in a direction of insertion of the cylindrical member, wherein the compressed region and the non-compressed region are capable of being compressed when they are penetrated by the cylindrical member.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid container capable of supplying ink to the exterior until the ink is almost depleted, and allowing simple detection of the remaining ink amount and deviated distribution of the ink component after a prolonged standing.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head cartridge includes a head portion for ejecting liquid; a liquid supply portion for supplying the liquid to the recording head portion; an air vent for fluid communication with ambience and a negative pressure producing member accommodating container accommodating a negative pressure producing member capable of retaining liquid therein; a liquid reservoir having a liquid reservoir portion for containing liquid and constituting a substantially sealed space except for a communication portion with the negative pressure producing member accommodating container; a container holder for holding the liquid reservoir and the negative pressure producing member accommodating container which are in fluid communication with each other through the communicating portion and having a liquid supply path to the recording head from a liquid supply portion of the negative pressure producing member accommodating container; wherein the recording head portion, the negative pressure producing member accommodati