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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Applicant:
Junji Shimoda, Chigasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Junji Shimoda, Chigasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus, wherein the recording apparatus includes a feeding passage for feeding a recording material, a carriage for scanningly moving a recording head in a direction crossing with a feeding direction of the recording material, and a mounting portion to which the liquid container is mountable, the liquid container includes light reflection means capable of reflecting light from a light emitting portion of the recording apparatus to a first light receiving portion provided in the carriage and to a second light receiving portion provided in a feeding passage of recording material.