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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Akihito Ono, Nagoya, JP;
Toyonori Sasaki, Anjo, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber, a valve chamber extending in a first direction away from the liquid chamber, first and second air channels, a movable body, and first and second sealing parts. The valve chamber is defined by a side wall surface and a proximal wall surface, the side wall surface extending in the first direction and having an annular-shaped cross-section and being formed with a first opening and a second opening separated from each other in a circumferential direction. The movable body is disposed within the valve chamber and movable in a in a second direction opposite to the first direction from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the first sealing part interrupts communication between the first and second openings. In the second state, the first opening and the second opening are in communication with each other.