Abstract: An ink cartridge for supplying the ink in an ink reserving chamber via an ink supply port into a recording head has a differential pressure valve mechanism disposed between an ink flow port and the ink supply port in the ink reserving chamber, whereby the ink is supplied an adequate amount to the recording head by opening or closing the differential pressure valve mechanism in accordance with an ink pressure of the recording head. As a result, it is possible to supply the ink at a substantially constant pressure to the recording head without regard to the variation in the amount of ink or the movement of the carriage.

Abstract: An ink containing device includes an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge includes a first main body having a first surface facing a first direction and a chamber that stores ink, an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the first main body and that directs the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body; and an ink detecting portion that detects an amount of the ink stored in to chamber. The adapter is attachable to the ink cartridge. The adapter includes a second main body and a movable member that moves with respect to the second main body.

Abstract: In one example, a structure for supporting a printhead includes: a substrate having a first side and a second side; an inlet tower through which liquid may be introduced into the structure; an opening through the substrate near the inlet tower; and an air channel along the substrate connecting the opening in the substrate to the atmosphere.

Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, a communication path through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, a blocking member configured to block communication between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber through the communication path, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and comprising a float. The first liquid chamber stores liquid therein and the second liquid chamber does not store liquid therein.

Abstract: A liquid storage container, including: a housing; a liquid absorbing member configured to absorb and hold a liquid disposed inside the housing; a filter disposed at a position facing a first surface of the liquid absorbing member; and a liquid ejection substrate disposed at a position facing a surface of the filter opposite to a surface of the filter facing the liquid absorbing member, wherein the liquid absorbing member includes a through hole tubularly penetrating the liquid absorbing member from the first surface to a second surface which is a surface opposite to the first surface, and an opening of the through hole on the first surface side opens at a position facing the filter.

Abstract: A developer container includes a container body and a movable wall. The container body includes an inner surface defining a cylindrical internal space extending in a first direction. The container body is formed with a developer discharge port communicating with the internal space. The movable wall includes a conveying surface defining a storage space for containing the developer in cooperation, and moves in a moving direction parallel with the first direction from an initial position at one end side to a final position at the other end side of the internal space while conveying the developer in the storage space to the developer discharge port. The movable wall that is at the final position allows the conveying surface to extend so obliquely that an upper edge of the conveying surface lies downstream of a lower edge of the conveying surface in the moving direction.

Abstract: There is provided a tank including: a wall defining a liquid storage chamber, the wall including: an upper wall defining an upper end of the liquid storage chamber, a lower wall defining a lower end of the liquid storage chamber, and an erected wall between the upper wall and the lower wall and through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank; an inlet penetrating through the upper wall or the erected wall; and an outlet, wherein the lower wall includes an upper stage wall making contact with the erected wall; a lower stage wall located at a position separated and away from the erected wall and below the upper stage wall; and a connecting wall connecting the upper and lower stage walls; and the outlet is disposed below the upper stage wall.

Abstract: Example continuous ink supply apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing; a printhead; and a regulator including a lever, a spring coupling the lever to the housing, a bladder, and a valve, a position of the lever relative to the housing being controlled by the bladder, the bladder being inflatable to urge the lever away from a surface of the housing and a plug of the valve to move away from a valve seat to enable fluid to flow through the aperture and into the housing, the regulator to enable a pressure within the housing to be maintained below a threshold pressure to substantially prevent fluid from inadvertently dispensing from the printhead.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for controlling light emission of an ink cartridge. The method includes: an ink cartridge control unit (304), configured to receive a light emitting control instruction from an imaging device main body and identifying the instruction; the ink cartridge control unit (304), configured to control light emission of a light emitting unit (303) of the ink cartridge (10) according to the identified light emitting control instruction and preset control information corresponding to the light emitting control instruction so that the light emitting unit (303) does not emit light at an adjacent position light detection stage but emits light at an facing position light detection stage.

Abstract: A liquid container includes a liquid containing bag and a case member. The liquid containing bag includes a flat end portion extending in a first direction. The case member defines an opening at one end and accommodates the liquid containing bag inserted from the opening in the first direction. The case member has an end portion accommodating section extending in the first direction and accommodating at least the end portion of the liquid containing bag, a main portion accommodating section accommodating a main portion of the liquid containing bag, and a partition wall that partitions the end portion accommodating section and the main portion accommodating section. The partition wall includes a slit extending along the first direction, with the end portion of the liquid containing bag being inserted through the slit.

Abstract: An ink container includes an ink pack filled with an ink and a container case housing the ink pack. The container case includes an upper plate and a lower plate respectively covering the ink pack, one side plate provided between side parts of the upper plate and the lower plate, and two hinges coupling the upper plate and the lower plate with the side plate. The upper plate, the lower plate, the side plate and the hinges are integrally molded. The upper plate, the lower plate and the side plate are bent by the hinges so as to be thereby assembled as the container case including a housing configured to house the ink pack at a center. One ends of the upper plate and the lower plate constitute a grip and other ends of the upper plate and the lower plate constitutes an aperture.

Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, a communication path through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, a blocking member configured to block communication between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber through the communication path, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and comprising a float. The first liquid chamber stores liquid therein and the second liquid chamber does not store liquid therein.

Abstract: An ink cartridge prevents ink from leaking from a waste ink recovery chamber, and an inkjet printer in which ink does not leak from the ink supply needle of the ink cartridge holder. The ink cartridge 10 has an ink chamber 30 and a waste ink inlet 57 in the top of the ink cartridge 30. Ink overflowing the capacity of the waste ink recovery chamber 20 flows through an ink trap 22 and into the ink cartridge 30 from the waste ink inlet 57. The ink supply needle 7 of the inkjet printer 1 has an ink path 73, valve member 90, and coil spring 74. The valve member 90 moves between a closed position 90A and a open position 90B according to whether or not an ink cartridge 10 is installed, and prevents ink from leaking from the ink supply needle 7.

Abstract: A damper device that supplies ink supplied from a tank to a recording head while suppressing pressure fluctuation, and has a head-side chamber communicating with the recording head; a tank-side chamber communicating with the tank; a communicating passage communicating the head-side chamber and the tank-side chamber; a valve for opening or closing the communicating passage; a spring that biases the valve in a direction along which the valve closes the communicating passage; a pressure receiving plate that receives air pressure, and changes volume of the head-side chamber according to a change in a position of itself; a rod member arranged between the valve and the pressure receiving plate, and configured to transmit force received from one of the valve and the pressure receiving plate to the other thereof; and a bellows unit that supports the pressure receiving plate so that the position of the pressure receiving plate is changeable.

Abstract: A toner container which is a powder container includes a container body that stores toner which is powder; a nozzle receiver having a nozzle insertion opening which is a nozzle insertion opening through which a powder conveying nozzle of a powder conveying device is inserted in the container body; and an elastic sheet which is an elastic sheet member that blocks the nozzle insertion opening and is elastically deformed so that the powder conveying nozzle can pass through when the powder conveying nozzle is inserted. A plurality of elastic sheets is arranged so as to overlap at least partially.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a molded plastic object that includes at least one vapor chamber within the plastic object. A wicking material is in contact with at least a portion of an inner wall of the vapor chamber. A working fluid located within the vapor chamber is configured to distribute heat from warmer regions of the plastic object to cooler regions of the plastic object. In some embodiments, the molded plastic object is part or all of a solid inkjet printhead.

Abstract: An ink supply device is provided for supplying ink (10c) to a recording head for discharging the ink in an inkjet printer, that includes: a replaceable ink container (30) being a container for storing the ink (10c) and being replaceable; and a male connector (41) to be inserted into the replaceable ink container (30) to take out the ink (10c) from the replaceable ink container (30), wherein the replaceable ink container (30) includes an opening plug (31) that plugs an insertion opening (30a) where the male connector (41) is to be inserted, and the opening plug (31) includes a reed valve (32) that is pressed by the male connector (41) and opened when the male connector (41) is inserted into the insertion opening (30a), and that is closed by making contact with the male connector (41) when the male connector (41) is pulled out from the insertion opening (30a).

Abstract: An ink supply system for an ink jet printer, particularly a continuous ink jet printer, has a manifold assembly of two parts that are brought together at interfacing surfaces. At least one of the surfaces has a plurality of ink flow channels for conveying ink around an ink circuit between components. The other of the interfacing surfaces is configured to close and seal the channels. A plurality of ports is provided in fluid communication with the channels, the circuit components being connectable to the ports. The manifold assembly provides for a compact and neat arrangement free of many tubes and pipes. The lower number of connections significantly reduces the risk of leakage.

Abstract: A terminal unit is mountable on a cartridge holder including an ink inlet, which draws in ink supplied to an ink ejection head and is located in an inner bottom surface of an accommodation unit that is capable of accommodating an ink cartridge, an electrical connection portion, an accommodation unit positioning portion, and a lever including a restriction portion capable of restricting movement of the ink cartridge when accommodated in the accommodation unit in a direction in which the ink cartridge is removed from the accommodation unit. When the terminal unit is mounted on the cartridge holder, a terminal group contacts the electrical connection portion, an engaging portion is engaged with the restriction portion of the lever, and a unit positioning portion is positioned by the accommodation unit positioning portion.

Abstract: A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid cartridge including a capillary portion having a first end configured to be in communication with the liquid chamber and a second end configured to be in communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge. The apparatus also includes a detector configured to output a detection signal based on the presence or absence of the liquid in a detection position in the capillary portion and a controller configured to measure, based on the detection signal output from the detector, a physical quantity, based on which a velocity of liquid moving in the capillary portion can be specified and determine whether the physical quantity is within a threshold range.

Abstract: An object is to prevent the occurrence of contact failure between a cartridge equipped with a recording medium and an ink jet recording apparatus. A bottle body is crushed to reduce the volume thereof when an ink or solvent is sucked out of the bottle body. A bottle has a neck and a mouth. The neck is rigid. The ROM unit records therein an ink or solvent type, a serial number, the capacity of the bottle, and the amount of remaining ink or solvent. The ROM unit has first and second arms, and freely movably attached to the neck by the first and second arms. A positioning hole is formed on a ROM holder body which houses therein a recording medium. The positioning hole positions the ROM holder body in cooperation with a positioning pin of a reservoir.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical sealing film which has high chemical resistance and high breaking strength and which does not contain chlorine. The present invention relates to a chemical sealing film containing an organic compound represented by general formula (1) shown in Claim 1. In general formula (1), R is a linear alkylene group having carbon atoms of 5 or more and 10 or less and n is an integer of 10 or more and 480 or less.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes an attachment detection portion that detects an attachment of an ink storage member that retains an ink in an absorber contained in the ink storage member itself; an ink jet recording head that ejects an ink flown in from the ink storage member; and a control circuit that controls ink ejection performed by the ink jet recording head. The control circuit is configured to, upon detection, by the attachment detection portion, of an attachment of the ink storage member to be newly used, perform control so as to cause a first operation mode to be set, and thereafter, perform control so as to cause the first operation mode to be switched to a second operation mode, upon satisfaction of a condition in that a total discharge amount of an ink ejected in the first operation mode reaches a prescribed amount.

Abstract: The liquid storage body is provided with a liquid storage bag and a plug. The liquid storage bag is formed of two layers of a sheet. The plug is connected to a first end portion of the liquid storage bag. The liquid storage bag is provided with a liquid storage portion and an extension portion. The liquid storage portion stores the liquid. The extension portion is connected to the liquid storage portion at a second end portion and extends in an extending direction. The extension portion does not store the liquid. A length of the extension portion in the extending direction is longer than a length of edge portions in an orthogonal direction.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus informs a user when an ink tank is substantially mechanically attached so as to prevent an attaching operation from being stopped by a user before completion of attachment of the ink tank. A board is provided with a light emitter, and a control unit for controlling the light emitter according to a conductive state between an electrode and a counterpart electrode. The liquid tank is moved by force P, a second engaging portion is locked to a second locking portion, and then, the liquid tank is attached to a holder at an attachment completion position. The non-conductive state between the electrodes is changed to a conductive state before the second engaging portion engages with the second locking portion, and then, the liquid tank is fixed at the attachment completion position during movement in a reverse direction after the liquid tank passes the attachment completion position.

Abstract: In the present invention, an air bubble residing in a filter chamber is purged at a high speed without inducing liquid ejection deficiency at a liquid ejection head. A filter chamber is divided into a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber via a filter. A pump circulates ink through an ink tube and a bypass path between an ink tank and the first filter chamber. A valve capable of regulating a flow of the ink is provided at the ink tube that allows the second filter chamber and a print head to communicate with each other.

Abstract: A cartridge 5 is mounted on a carriage 8. The carriage 8 includes liquid introducing parts 710m, 710c and 710y and a guide projection 723. The guide projection 723 is extended from between the liquid introducing parts 710m and 710c toward the liquid introducing part 710y. The cartridge 5 includes an ink supply port 507m connectable with the liquid introducing part 710m to supply magenta ink to the liquid introducing part 710m, an ink supply port 507c connectable with the liquid introducing part 710c to supply cyan ink to the liquid introducing part 710c, an ink supply port 507y connectable with the liquid introducing part 710y to supply yellow ink to the liquid introducing part 710y, and a first groove 580. The first groove 580 is extended from between the ink supply port 507m and the ink supply port 507c toward the ink supply port 507y to allow for insertion of the guide projection 723. This configuration suppresses diffusion of ink leaked from any of the liquid supply ports of the cartridge.

Abstract: A method for individualizing a security document includes providing a document blank with a lamination body; printing on at least one outer surface of the lamination body with a digital printing device to introduce individualization information into the lamination body. The document blank with the lamination body has an outer layer in an individualization region with an outer material layer adjacent to the at least one outer surface formed with perforation openings penetrating the outer material layer to an information layer. The individualization information is printed onto the outer surface with at least some of the individualization information printed onto the information layer through the perforation openings. A system for individualizing documents is configured to print individualization information onto the information layer through the perforation openings.

Abstract: A liquid storing container includes a case, a flexible member, a pressure receiving member, a first urging member, and a second urging member. The case constitutes a part of an inner wall of a liquid containing section configured to store liquid. The flexible member constitutes at least a part of a remaining inner wall of the liquid containing section. The pressure receiving member is arranged between the case and the flexible member. The first urging member is provided between the pressure receiving member and the case, and one end is connected to the pressure receiving member to urge the pressure receiving member from the case to the flexible member. The second urging member is provided between the pressure receiving member and the case, and one end is connected to the pressure receiving member to urge the pressure receiving member from the case to the flexible member.

Abstract: A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container storage section arranged at an incline such that a liquid supply section is a lower side in a direction of gravity. The liquid container includes a liquid container-side positioning section with which a mounting member-side engagement section provided to the liquid container storage section is engageable, and a liquid lead-out section to which the liquid supply section is connected. The liquid container-side positioning section and the mounting member-side engagement section are engaged before the liquid lead-out section and the liquid supply section are connected when the liquid container is mounted onto the liquid container storage section.

Abstract: A liquid-holding container includes a liquid container portion, a hollow vent plug, a first projecting portion, and a second projecting portion. The liquid container portion is flexible and configured to contain a liquid. The hollow vent plug is connected to the liquid container portion. The first projecting portion is connected to the vent plug and extends in a direction that intersects a face of the liquid container portion. The second projecting portion is connected to the vent plug on the opposite side of the vent plug from the first projecting portion. The length of the second projecting portion from a face that includes an axis of the vent plug is shorter than a length of the first projecting portion.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid storage container capable of keeping a negative pressure therein more reliably. An ink cartridge includes a negative pressure generation unit configured to generate a negative pressure in an ink storage chamber and a filter attached to an atmosphere communication channel opening and allowing air to pass from the outside to the inside of the liquid storage chamber depending on the negative pressure in the ink storage chamber. The ink cartridge has a capillary groove configured to supply ink from a portion in which ink is stored in the ink storage chamber to the filter.

Abstract: An ink container includes an ink pack and a housing. The ink pack includes an ink containing section made from a flexible film and containing an ink therein, an ink supply port in communication with the ink containing section, and an engaging counterpart portion. The housing houses the ink pack. The housing includes a fitting portion that fits to the ink supply port of the ink pack and an engaging portion that engages with the engaging counterpart portion of the ink pack, and holds the ink pack in an ink filled state at a predetermined position in the housing through the fitting portion and the engaging portion. The engaging counterpart portion is slidable relative to the engaging portion according to lengthening of the ink pack accompanying consumption of the ink.

Abstract: An ink jet recording head substrate is provided which includes a base substrate, a heat accumulation layer overlying the base substrate, a heating resistor layer including an electrothermal conversion portion and overlying the heat accumulation layer, a wiring layer electrically connected to the heating resistor layer, and an insulating protective layer covering the heating resistor layer and the wiring layer. The heat accumulation layer includes a porous cyclic siloxane film.

Abstract: A pressure regulating unit capable of suitably regulating pressure to be applied to liquid, a liquid supplying apparatus, and a liquid ejecting apparatus are provided. An ink communication path allows an ink introducing chamber communicating with an ink inlet and a pressure chamber communicating with an ink outlet to communicate with each other. A part of the pressure chamber is formed of a flexible film. A valve including a valve body and a valve seat adjusts an opening degree of the ink communication path. An urging member applies, to the valve, a first urging force acting in a direction in which the ink communication path is closed. An urging member applies, to the film, a second urging force that is greater than the first urging force and acts in a displacement direction in which the volume of the pressure chamber is reduced.

Abstract: A liquid supplying device includes a pump, an operation member, an entry channel, and a shutter. The pump includes a deformable liquid container to store liquid and is configured to suck liquid from a liquid storage unit to the liquid container by increasing volume of the liquid container and supply the liquid from the liquid container to a liquid supply target by decreasing the volume of the liquid container. The operation member is operated by a user. The entry channel connects the liquid storage unit and the liquid container. The shutter moves with movement of the operation member to shut the entry channel.

Abstract: An ink cartridge comprises a main body comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a chamber, configured to store ink, disposed between the first surface and the second surface; an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the main body configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the main body; and an electronic circuit board disposed on the main body. The electronic circuit board comprises an electrical interface, a first portion facing a second direction that intersects a first plane that is perpendicular to the first direction, a second portion facing a third direction away from the ink outlet portion that intersects a second plane that is parallel to the first direction, and a connecting portion between the first portion and the second portion. The electrical interface is disposed on an area of the electronic circuit board including the connecting portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure regulating unit capable of applying a stable pressure so as to supply liquid, a liquid supplying apparatus, and a liquid ejecting apparatus. An ink communication path allows an ink introducing chamber communicating with an ink inlet and a pressure chamber communicating with an ink outlet to communicate with each other. A valve including a valve body and a valve seat adjusts the opening degree of the ink communication path. An urging member applies, to the valve, an urging force that acts in a direction in which the ink communication path is closed and increases according to an decrease in pressure in the ink introducing chamber.

Abstract: An ink composition contains a pigment; a copolymer comprising a phosphoric acid group or phosphonic acid group; a hydrosoluble solvent; and water, wherein the pigment is represented by the following chemical formula 1 and satisfies the following relation 1: Y/X?0.20??Relation 1 where X represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 26.5° to 27.5° and Y represents a peak intensity at a Bragg (2?±0.2°) angle in a range of 2? of from 11.0° to 11.5° to a CuK? X-ray having a wavelength of 1.541 ?.

Abstract: A cartridge includes a printing material containing section, a plurality of printing material supply ports, and a branch communicating section. The printing material containing section is configured and arranged to contain a printing material. A detection region is configured as a part of the printing material containing section to detect the printing material in the printing material containing section. The plurality of printing material supply ports are configured and arranged to supply the printing material from the printing material containing section. The branch communicating section branches into the plurality of printing material supply ports respectively and communicates the detection region and the plurality of printing material supply ports to distribute the printing material to the plurality of printing material supply ports respectively.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head that is disposed inside an apparatus housing and that ejects a liquid onto a medium; a liquid container attaching/detaching unit that is configured such that a liquid container which contains the liquid is attached/detached to/from the liquid container attaching/detaching unit itself and that is configured to be inserted/extracted through an inserting/extracting opening provided in the apparatus housing; and a liquid feeding path that feeds the liquid from the liquid container to the recording head. A unit-side path and an apparatus-housing-side path which constitute the liquid feeding path are mutually connected by the insertion of the liquid container attaching/detaching unit through the inserting/extracting opening of the apparatus housing, and the mutual connection is disconnected by the extraction of the liquid container attaching/detaching unit through the inserting/extracting opening of the apparatus housing.

Abstract: An ink outlet is arranged to interconnect with a corresponding ink inlet device. A vent hole is formed next to the ink outlet. A vent hole barrier is arranged to be pushed open by the ink inlet device during interconnection.

Abstract: With an ink cartridge mounted on a cartridge mounting section of a printer, an apparatus-side terminal elastically comes in contact with a container-side terminal of a container-side circuit substrate. The container-side terminal includes a curved edge portion at a corner portion in which a groove of a substrate surface comes in contact with a substrate end surface. Depths of the grooves in container-side terminals are different and positions of contact sections with the apparatus-side terminals are different in the edge portions. As a result, positions in directions in which elastic forces act from the apparatus-side terminals are different for each contact section and the elastic forces having values and directions which are not uniform act on the container-side circuit substrate at different positions. Thus, it is possible to suppress positional shift of the container-side circuit substrate and to suppress contact failure between the container-side terminal and the apparatus-side terminal.

Abstract: A cartridge or a sealing member is provided to reduce the likelihood that a fluid is leaked outside. The cartridge is configured to supply a fluid to a fluid ejection apparatus. The cartridge has: a fluid accommodation portion; and a fluid supply port connectable with the fluid ejection apparatus. The fluid supply port includes: a fluid exit provided to flow out the fluid to the fluid ejection apparatus; and an opening arranged to connect outside of the fluid supply port with inside of the fluid supply port. The opening is not in contact with a side face of the fluid supply port.

Abstract: A liquid tank holding mechanism for detachably holding a liquid tank to a main body portion includes a biasing member, a cover and a lever, wherein: the biasing member biases the liquid tank in a disengaging direction with the liquid tank mounted; the lever includes a lock, a biasing portion, a shaft, and a retainer and is attached to the cover pivotally around the shaft; when the retainer abuts the retainer catch, a center of the shaft is placed so as to be closer to the bearing region than is the shortest line linking a tip of the first bearing portion and a tip of the second bearing portion.

Abstract: A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a ?X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit.

Abstract: A cartridge 5 is mounted on a carriage 8. The carriage 8 includes liquid introducing parts 710m, 710c and 710y and a guide projection 723. The guide projection 723 is extended from between the liquid introducing parts 710m and 710c toward the liquid introducing part 710y. The cartridge 5 includes an ink supply port 507m connectable with the liquid introducing part 710m to supply magenta ink to the liquid introducing part 710m, an ink supply port 507c connectable with the liquid introducing part 710c to supply cyan ink to the liquid introducing part 710c, an ink supply port 507y connectable with the liquid introducing part 710y to supply yellow ink to the liquid introducing part 710y, and a first groove 580. The first groove 580 is extended from between the ink supply port 507m and the ink supply port 507c toward the ink supply port 507y to allow for insertion of the guide projection 723. This configuration suppresses diffusion of ink leaked from any of the liquid supply ports of the cartridge.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a mounting section that is capable of moving in a state of mounting a medium; a liquid ejecting section that is capable of ejecting a liquid onto the medium mounted on the mounting section; and an adapter that has an injecting section capable of injecting the liquid and an outlet section capable of flowing the liquid out to the liquid ejecting section, in which the injecting section of the adapter is disposed below the mounting section in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A liquid storage container includes a liquid storage part, a liquid supply part, a liquid outflow part, and a cover. The liquid storage part stores a liquid. The liquid supply part has a liquid supply port defining an opening by which the liquid is supplied to a liquid jet apparatus from the liquid storage part. The liquid outflow part is made of a porous material. The liquid outflow part is disposed inside of the liquid supply port and allows the liquid to flow out to the liquid jet apparatus from the liquid storage part. The cover includes a sealing part contacting with the liquid supply part and sealing off the liquid supply port, the sealing part and the liquid outflow part defining a space therebetween, and a contact part made of a non-porous material, the contact part contacting with a part of the liquid outflow part.

Abstract: In the liquid container which includes the detection member having a liquid outlet, a contact portion, and an input receiving unit, the liquid outlet and the input receiving unit of the detection member are provided at a position apart from each other on the same bottom surface, and the contact portion is provided in the opposite side to the side where the input receiving unit is provided. It is possible to suppress foreign substances from becoming attached to the input section by providing the input receiving unit at the position apart from the any one of the liquid outlet and the contact portion since the liquid outlet and the contact portion have a section where foreign substances (liquid and chips) are easily generated.