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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An ink container, adapted to supply an ink composition to an ink jet recording apparatus including a recording head for discharging the ink composition, includes an ink chamber containing the ink composition, the ink chamber including a wall defining the ink chamber and a support connected to an inside of the wall to support the wall; and an ink pouring port through which the ink composition is poured into the ink chamber, in which, in a use state of the ink container, in a case where the ink chamber is filled with the ink up to 50% of the volume thereof, an area of the support in contact with the ink composition is larger than an area of the support in contact with atmosphere.