Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid container and liquid residue detection apparatus
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Application No.: US15332604Application Date: 2016-10-24
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Publication No.: US09724929B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Kazuya Yoshii , Hiroki Hayashi , Tsubasa Takaoka , Ryo Shimamura , Akira Shiba
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2015-230601 20151126
- Main IPC: B41J2/175
- IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract:
A liquid container can be mounted to an apparatus in which an optical sensor is installed. The liquid container has a reservoir storing a liquid, a detection chamber communicates with the reservoir and a displacement member displacing according to an amount of liquid stored in the reservoir. The displacement member has a light shielding part that moves in a first direction between a position where light of the optical sensor is shielded and a position where the light is not shielded and a regulating member regulating movement of the displacement member in a direction crossing the first direction. An inner wall of the detection chamber has a first area facing the light shielding part and transmitting the light of the optical sensor and a second area facing the regulating member. The first area and the second area are connected via a ridgeline having an inter-surface angle larger than 180 degrees.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170151803A1 LIQUID CONTAINER AND LIQUID RESIDUE DETECTION APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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