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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masayuki Mutoh, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222189 ; 222422 ; 222481 ; 222564 ; 3461 / ;
Abstract
A liquid tank structure for reducing hydrostatic pressure at an outlet thereof. The structure has a liquid container having an outlet at its lower portion, and a capillary member within the liquid container for exerting a force on a liquid therein in a direction opposite to the hydrostatic pressure of the liquid at the outlet for reducing the hydrostatic pressure at the outlet.