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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Yuko Iwamura, Nagoya, JP;
Hirofumi Kondo, Tajimi, JP;
Hitomi Sadohara, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroto Sugahara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuko Iwamura, Nagoya, JP;
Hirofumi Kondo, Tajimi, JP;
Hitomi Sadohara, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroto Sugahara, Aichi-ken, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid supply apparatus includes a container mounting portion and a liquid container. The liquid container includes a case configured to store liquid therein, and a movable member positioned in the case. The movable member and the case comprise a pair of magnetic materials on which a magnetic force acts, such that the pair of magnetic materials attracts each other. When the liquid container is not mounted to the container mounting portion, the movable member is in a fixed state in which the movable member is fixed to the case by the magnetic force acting between the pair of magnetic materials. The container mounting portion includes a release member configured to release the movable member from the fixed state by generating a magnetic force acting between the pair of magnetic materials, such that the pair of magnetic materials separates away from each other.