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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Akihisa Wanibe, Nagano, JP;
Minoru Yajima, Nagano, JP;
Akira Ichihashi, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid container () has: an outer electrode () contactable with an electrode () of a liquid consuming apparatus; an electrode supporting member () which supports the outer electrode () and is fixed to a container body (); a piezoelectric sensor unit () which is discrete from the electrode supporting member (), which is attached to the container body () for detecting liquid existing in a part of a liquid supply path and which includes a piezoelectric element () having an electrode (); and a connector () which has an elasticity and which electrically connects the outer electrode () to the electrode () of the piezoelectric element ().