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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hirofumi Kondo, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenta Hayashida, Inazawa, JP;
Taro Nagano, Nagoya, JP;
Ayako Ohishi, Nagoya, JP;
Suguru Tomoguchi, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroto Sugahara, Ama, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber configured to store liquid therein, a liquid supply portion configured to supply the liquid from the liquid chamber to the outside of the liquid cartridge, an air communication portion configured to bring the liquid chamber into communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge, and a capillary portion having a first end configured to be in communication with the liquid chamber and a second end configured to be in communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge. The capillary portion is configured to move the liquid from the first end to the second end therethrough by capillary force when the liquid chamber is brought into communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge via the air communication portion.