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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a technique that makes it possible to mitigate impact acting on a liquid container. The liquid container includes a liquid storage portion that is surrounded by a plurality of wall portions, and contains liquid therein, and a plurality of contact portions that are provided on a first wall portion among the plurality of wall portions, and are in contact with terminals on-the-apparatus-side provided in a liquid consumption apparatus. The contact portions are provided at a position close to a first edge side, at least some of the plurality of contact portions form at least one column arranged along the first edge side, the liquid container includes protruding portions outward of outer contact portions, and the protruding portions are provided between an end portion the first edge side of the outer contact portions and the first edge side in a direction from the first edge side toward the column.