JP2008246957A - Liquid container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid container which is attached detachably to a liquid jet apparatus and can facilitate attachment and detachment working to the liquid jet apparatus even when it is attached to the liquid jet apparatus in a parallel state to the other liquid container formed longer in insertion-removal direction at the time of attachment and detachment than the liquid container. <P>SOLUTION: A short ink cartridge 22A is attached detachably to a cartridge holder of an ink-jet printer, and is equipped with a handle part 34 which compensates for a length in the insertion-removal direction (front-rear direction) at the time of attachment and detachment to the cartridge holder for a long ink cartridge 22B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid container that is mounted on a liquid ejecting apparatus such as an ink jet printer.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ink jet printer (hereinafter simply referred to as “printer”) is known as a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects ink (liquid) from a recording head onto a target. Such a printer is of a so-called off-carriage type in which an ink cartridge (liquid container) containing ink is detachably attached to a predetermined portion of the printer and ink is supplied from the ink cartridge to the recording head under pressure. (For example, Patent Document 1).

In the printer of Patent Document 1, four ink cartridges are arranged side by side in the cartridge holder. However, in each of these ink cartridges, the length in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the ink cartridges are arranged is larger than the other ink cartridges. There are cases where short ink cartridges (liquid storage containers) are mixed and used. That is, a plurality of ink cartridges having different lengths in the insertion / extraction direction when attached to / detached from the printer may be mounted in parallel. In such a case, the ink cartridge having a short length in the insertion / removal direction is inserted deeper than the ink cartridge having a longer length in the insertion / removal direction than the ink cartridge.
JP 2006-247970 A

  For this reason, when each ink cartridge is mounted in a parallel state, if an ink cartridge with a short length in the insertion / extraction direction is placed between ink cartridges with a long length in the insertion / extraction direction, the long ink cartridges on both sides of the ink cartridge are There has been a problem that it becomes difficult to attach and detach a short ink cartridge.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. The purpose is a liquid storage container that is detachably attached to the liquid ejecting apparatus, and is parallel to another liquid storage container that is longer than the liquid storage container in the insertion / extraction direction at the time of attachment / detachment. An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid container that can be easily attached to and detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus even when the liquid ejecting apparatus is mounted in a state.

  In order to achieve the above object, a liquid container of the present invention is a liquid container that is detachably attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects liquid, and has a handle portion that can be gripped when attached to and detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus. The handle portion is provided so as to compensate for the length of the liquid container in the insertion / extraction direction when the liquid ejecting apparatus is attached to or detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus.

  For example, when a plurality of liquid storage containers having different lengths in the insertion / extraction direction at the time of attachment / detachment with respect to the liquid ejecting apparatus are mounted in parallel, the liquid storage container having a short length in the insertion / extraction direction is The liquid container is mounted so as to be deeper than the liquid container having a longer length in the insertion / extraction direction than the liquid container. For this reason, when the liquid storage containers are mounted in parallel, when the liquid storage containers having a short length in the insertion / extraction direction are arranged between the liquid storage containers having a long length in the insertion / extraction direction, the long sides on both sides of the liquid storage containers The liquid container becomes an obstacle, and it becomes difficult to attach and detach the liquid container having a short length. In this regard, according to the present invention, the liquid storage container having a short length in the insertion / extraction direction includes the handle portion, so that the length of the liquid storage container in the insertion / extraction direction is compensated. Therefore, a liquid container that is detachably attached to the liquid ejecting apparatus, and is in parallel with another liquid container that is formed to have a longer length in the insertion / removal direction at the time of attachment / detachment than the liquid container. Even when it is attached to the liquid ejecting apparatus, it is possible to easily attach and detach the liquid ejecting apparatus.

  In the liquid container according to the present invention, the handle portion is configured to be displaceable between a first position aspect that compensates for the length in the insertion / extraction direction and a second position aspect that does not compensate for the length in the insertion / extraction direction. Has been.

According to the present invention, since the length of the liquid container can be changed, the length of the liquid container can be changed flexibly according to the type of the liquid ejecting apparatus to which the liquid container is attached.
In the liquid container according to the present invention, the handle portion includes a hinge portion that allows the handle portion to be rotated between the first position mode and the second position mode.

According to this invention, it is possible to easily change the length of the liquid container in the insertion / extraction direction by simply rotating the handle.
In the liquid container according to the present invention, the handle portion includes a slide portion that allows the handle portion to slide between the first position mode and the second position mode.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily change the length of the liquid container in the insertion / extraction direction simply by sliding the handle.
In the liquid container of the present invention, when the handle is in the second position mode, the outer surface of the handle is flush with the surface of the liquid container adjacent to the handle.

According to this invention, when the handle portion is in the second position mode, no step occurs between the handle portion and the adjacent surface, so that the appearance of the liquid container is improved.
In the liquid container according to the aspect of the invention, the handle portion includes a hook portion that a user puts on when the liquid container is attached to or detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus.

According to the present invention, the handle can be easily held when the liquid container is attached to or detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus.
The liquid container of the present invention is a liquid container that is detachably attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects liquid, and the first side portion of the liquid container is connected to the liquid ejecting apparatus, A liquid supply port for supplying the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus is provided, and the liquid ejecting apparatus of the liquid containing container is provided on a second side portion of the liquid containing container facing the first side part. A handle portion that can be gripped at the time of attaching to and detaching from the container is disposed so as to be retractable in the liquid container.

  According to the present invention, when the liquid container is attached to or detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus, it is possible to easily attach or detach the liquid container to the liquid ejecting apparatus by grasping the handle portion. By storing the handle portion in the liquid storage container after the liquid storage container is mounted on the liquid ejection apparatus or after the liquid storage container is removed from the liquid ejection apparatus, the liquid storage container can be made compact.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a liquid ejecting apparatus of the invention is embodied in an ink jet printer will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, when referring to “front-rear direction”, “vertical direction”, and “left-right direction”, unless otherwise specified, “front-rear direction”, “vertical direction”, It shall be the same as the “left-right direction”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an ink jet printer 11 as a liquid ejecting apparatus includes a frame 12, and a platen 13 is provided in the frame 12. On the platen 13, a recording sheet (not shown) is fed from the rear side to the front side by a paper feeding mechanism (not shown). A guide shaft 14 is installed in the frame 12 along the left-right direction which is the longitudinal direction of the platen 13.

  A carriage 15 is supported on the guide shaft 14 so as to be capable of reciprocating in the axial direction of the guide shaft 14. The carriage 15 is connected to a carriage motor 18 provided on the back surface of the frame 12 via a timing belt 17 stretched between a pair of pulleys 16 provided on the rear surface in the frame 12. The carriage 15 is reciprocated along the guide shaft 14 by driving a carriage motor 18.

  A recording head 19 as a liquid ejecting head is provided on the lower surface of the carriage 15. In addition, a plurality of valve units 20 that supply ink as temporarily stored liquid to the recording head 19 are provided on the carriage 15 corresponding to the color (type) of ink used in the ink jet printer 11 (this embodiment). 4 in the form) are provided. A plurality of nozzles (not shown) are provided on the lower surface of the recording head 19, and ink is ejected from each nozzle (not shown) onto recording paper (not shown) fed onto the platen 13. Printing.

  A cartridge holder 21 is provided at the right end of the frame 12 in FIG. A plurality (four in this embodiment) of cuboid ink cartridges 22 are detachably mounted on the cartridge holder 21, and the ink cartridges 22 are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction.

  In this case, the ink cartridge 22 arranged second from the right among the four ink cartridges 22 arranged in parallel is a short ink as a liquid container having a shorter length in the front-rear direction than the other three ink cartridges 22. The cartridge 22A is used. On the other hand, of the four ink cartridges 22 arranged in parallel, the three ink cartridges 22 other than the short ink cartridge 22A are long ink cartridges 22B having the same size. The short ink cartridge 22A and the long ink cartridge 22B have the same horizontal width and vertical height.

  Each ink cartridge 22 is mounted by being inserted into the cartridge holder 21 from the front to the rear, and is removed from the cartridge holder 21 by being pulled out from the state of being mounted on the cartridge holder 21. It has become. Therefore, in this embodiment, the insertion / extraction direction at the time of attachment / detachment of each ink cartridge 22 with respect to the cartridge holder 21 corresponds with the front-back direction.

  Each ink cartridge 22 contains a flexible bag-shaped ink pack 24 filled with different types (colors) of ink. In this case, the ink pack 24 accommodated in the short ink cartridge 22A is a small ink pack 24A having a smaller capacity and size than the ink pack 24 accommodated in the long ink cartridge 22B. On the other hand, the ink pack 24 accommodated in the long ink cartridge 22B is a large ink pack 24B having a larger capacity and size than the small ink pack 24A.

  The cartridge holder 21 is connected to the other ends of a plurality of (four in this embodiment) ink supply tubes 25 each having one end connected to each valve unit 20 on the carriage 15. Further, a pressurizing pump 26 is provided on the upper side of the cartridge holder 21, and the pressurizing pump 26 is connected to the cartridge holder 21 via a plurality of (four in this embodiment) air supply tubes 27. ing. In the state where each ink cartridge 22 is mounted on the cartridge holder 21, each ink cartridge 22 is connected to each ink supply tube 25 and each air supply tube 27.

  When the pressurizing pump 26 is driven, air is pumped into the ink cartridges 22 via the air supply tubes 27, whereby the ink packs 24 in the ink cartridges 22 are pressurized by the air pressure. By being crushed, the ink in the ink pack 24 is pressure-fed and supplied to each valve unit 20 via each ink supply tube 25. A maintenance unit 28 for cleaning the recording head 19 is disposed in the home position area of the carriage 15 at a position near the right end in the frame 12 in FIG.

Next, the configuration of the short ink cartridge 22A will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A includes a main body case 30 having a bottomed square box shape with an opening on the left side, and a lid case 31 (see FIG. 4) that closes the opening of the main body case 30. I have. Most of the inside of the main body case 30 is a housing portion 32 for housing the small ink pack 24A. A shaft 33 extending in the left-right direction is provided at the lower end portion of the front surface (second side portion) 52 of the main body case 30.

  The rear surface (first side portion) 50 of the main body case 30 is connected to the cartridge holder 21 when the short ink cartridge 22A is attached to the cartridge holder 21 of the ink jet printer 11, and is contained in the small ink pack 24A. An ink supply port 51 is provided as a liquid supply port for supplying ink to the valve unit 20 side.

  On the other hand, on the front surface (second side portion) 52 facing the rear surface 50 in the front-rear direction in the main body case 30, a rectangular plate-shaped handle portion that can be gripped when the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A is attached to or detached from the cartridge holder 21. 34 is provided so as to cover the entire front surface 52 of the main body case 30. In this case, the lower end portion of the handle portion 34 is a hinge portion 35, and the hinge portion 35 is rotatably supported by the shaft 33. Therefore, the handle portion 34 is rotatable about the shaft 33.

  That is, the handle portion 34 has a second position mode (a state indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 2 and 3) that is in contact with the front surface 52 of the main body case 30 so as to cover the entire front surface 52 of the main body case 30. Displacement between the second position mode and the first position mode (the state indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3) that is rotated 90 degrees so as to fall forward about the shaft 33 It is possible. When the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode, it can be said that the handle portion 34 is stored in the short ink cartridge 22A.

  In addition, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, when the handle portion 34 is in the first position mode, a rectangular plate-like hook portion 36 that is long in the left-right direction is erected on the front edge of the handle portion 34. Has been. Further, a pair of substantially triangular plate-shaped reinforcing portions 37 are provided at the front end portion of the handle portion 34 so as to connect the left and right end faces of the hook portion 36 and the left and right end edges on the upper surface of the handle portion 34. Both reinforcing portions 37 have a function of reinforcing the hook portion 36 and increasing the strength of the hook portion 36.

  3 and FIG. 5, when the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode, the upper surface of the handle portion 34 is a surface adjacent to the upper surface and the lid of the main body case 30. It is flush with the upper surface of the case 31. On the other hand, when the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode, the left and right end surfaces of the handle portion 34 that are flush with the outer surfaces of the reinforcing portions 37 are surfaces adjacent to the left and right end surfaces. The left surface of the lid case 31 and the right surface of the main body case 30 are flush with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is in the first position mode, the handle portion 34 has a length in the front-rear direction with respect to the long ink cartridge 22B of the short ink cartridge 22A. It is designed to make up for the difference. That is, when the short ink cartridge 22A is attached to the cartridge holder 21 with the handle 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A in the first position mode, the handle 34 (the hook 36) of the short ink cartridge 22A. And the front surface of the long ink cartridge 22B are flush with each other.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is in the second position mode, the handle portion 34 has a length in the front-rear direction with respect to the long ink cartridge 22B of the short ink cartridge 22A. The difference is not compensated.

Next, an operation when the short ink cartridge 22A is attached to and detached from the cartridge holder 21 to which the three long ink cartridges 22B are attached will be described.
When the short ink cartridge 22A is attached to the cartridge holder 21, first, the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is rotated to the first position mode. Subsequently, the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A is inserted into the cartridge holder 21 with the handle portion 34 being held.

  When the main body case 30 of the short ink cartridge 22A is completely inserted into the cartridge holder 21, the short ink cartridge 22A is further inserted into the cartridge holder 21 while grasping the hook portion 36 of the handle portion 34 by hand. As a result, the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A is attached to the cartridge holder 21. In this case, although the interval between the long ink cartridges 22B for inserting the short ink cartridge 22A in the cartridge holder 21 is not so large, the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is in the first position mode. There is no need to insert the cartridge holder 21 all the way.

  When the pressurizing pump 26 is driven, air is pumped into the ink cartridges 22 via the air supply tubes 27, whereby the ink packs 24 in the ink cartridges 22 are pressurized by the air pressure. After being crushed, the ink in the ink pack 24 is pumped and supplied to each valve unit 20 via each ink supply tube 25. At this time, the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A and the long ink cartridges 22 </ b> B are expanded by the air pressure fed from the pressure pump 26.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, when the short ink cartridge 22A is mounted on the cartridge holder 21 and the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is set to the second position mode, the front side of the short ink cartridge 22A is set. A space is formed between the long ink cartridges 22B adjacent to the left and right sides of the short ink cartridge 22A. In this state, when the long ink cartridges 22B adjacent to the left and right sides of the short ink cartridge 22A are pressurized, the both long ink cartridges 22B expand so as to protrude into the space sandwiched between the two long ink cartridges 22B. Is done. For this reason, there is a possibility that the two long ink cartridges 22B may be creep-deformed in a state where the two long ink cartridges 22B expand so as to protrude into a space sandwiched between the two long ink cartridges 22B.

  In this regard, as shown in FIG. 4, even after the short ink cartridge 22A is attached to the cartridge holder 21, if the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is set to the first position mode, the handle portion 34 is moved to the short ink cartridge. It functions as a spacer that secures an interval between the long ink cartridges 22B on both the left and right sides of the cartridge 22A. For this reason, since the two long ink cartridges 22B are prevented from expanding so as to protrude to the front side of the short ink cartridge 22A by the handle portion 34, creep deformation is caused in a state where both the long ink cartridges 22B are expanded. Is suppressed.

  On the other hand, when the short ink cartridge 22A attached to the cartridge holder 21 is removed and the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is in the second position mode, first, the handle portion 34 is set to the first position mode. To do. Thereafter, the short ink cartridge 22A is removed from the cartridge holder 21 by placing the hand on the hook portion 36 of the handle portion 34 and pulling out the short ink cartridge 22A forward.

  When removing the short ink cartridge 22A attached to the cartridge holder 21, when the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is in the first position mode, the hand is held on the hook portion 36 of the handle portion 34 as it is. The short ink cartridge 22A may be pulled forward by hooking.

As described above, according to the embodiment described in detail, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The short ink cartridge 22A supplements the length of the long ink cartridge 22B in the insertion / extraction direction (front / rear direction) when the short ink cartridge 22A is attached to or detached from the cartridge holder 21. A handle portion 34 is provided. For this reason, even when the short ink cartridge 22A is mounted on the cartridge holder 21 in parallel with the long ink cartridge 22B, the handle portion 34 of the short ink cartridge 22A is placed in the first position mode, thereby making a short circuit with respect to the cartridge holder 21. The ink cartridge 22A can be easily attached and detached.

  (2) Since the short ink cartridge 22A is configured so that the handle portion 34 can be rotated between the first position mode and the second position mode, the length of the short ink cartridge 22A in the insertion / extraction direction is changed. can do. For this reason, it can respond flexibly according to the type of the ink jet printer to which the short ink cartridge 22A is attached. That is, for example, it is possible to correspond to a small-sized ink jet printer in which only the short ink cartridge 22A having a length in which the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode can be mounted.

  (3) The short ink cartridge 22A includes the hinge portion 35 that enables the handle portion 34 to rotate the handle portion 34 between the first position mode and the second position mode. The length of the short ink cartridge 22A in the insertion / extraction direction can be easily changed simply by rotating the.

  (4) When the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode, the outer surface of the short ink cartridge 22A is flush with the surface adjacent to the handle portion 34 in the short ink cartridge 22A. For this reason, when the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode, there is no step between the handle portion 34 and the adjacent surface, so that the appearance of the short ink cartridge 22A can be improved.

(5) The short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A includes the hook portion 36 for the user to hold when the handle portion 34 attaches / detaches the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A to / from the cartridge holder 21. When attaching / detaching the short ink cartridge 22 </ b> A, the handle portion 34 can be easily held.
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In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in the short ink cartridge 40, the handle portion 41 is placed in the first position mode (state shown in FIG. 6A) and the second position mode (FIG. It may be configured to be slidable back and forth between the state shown in a). That is, in the short ink cartridge 40, a pair of slide grooves 43 are formed on both the left and right sides of the rectangular parallelepiped main body case 42, and at the center in the vertical direction at the left and right ends of the rectangular plate-shaped handle portion 41, A pair of rectangular plate-shaped slide portions 44 extending toward the top are provided.

  Both slide portions 44 of the handle portion 41 are supported in both slide grooves 43 of the main body case 42 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The rear end portions of both slide portions 44 are provided with a locking portion 44a formed by bending the rear end portions at right angles to the inside. When the handle portion 41 is in the first position mode, The portion 44 a abuts against the front surface 43 a in both the slide grooves 43, so that the both slide portions 44 do not come out from the inside of both slide grooves 43 to the front side. A hook 45 is recessed in the center in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the handle portion 41. The main body case 42 has a lock mechanism (not shown) that restricts the sliding of the slide portions 44 in the front-rear direction relative to the slide grooves 43 when the handle portion 41 is in the first position mode and the second position mode. Is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, when the handle portion 41 is in the second position mode, the rear surface of the handle portion 41 and the main body case 42 come into contact with each other. The upper, lower, left and right surfaces and the upper, lower, left and right surfaces of the main body case 42 are flush with each other. Further, in this case, the outer surfaces of the slide portions 44 and the left and right surfaces of the main body case 42 are flush with each other, and no gap is formed between the slide portions 44 and the slide grooves 43. ing.

  In this way, the length of the short ink cartridge 40 in the insertion / extraction direction (front-rear direction) can be easily changed by simply sliding the handle portion 41.

-The hook part 36 of the handle part 34 may be omitted.
-The handle part 34 may be fixed in the first position mode. That is, the handle portion 34 may be fixed to the main body case 30.

  The handle portion 34 may be provided via the shaft 33 in the center portion in the vertical direction on the front surface of the main body case 30. In this case, when the handle portion 34 is in the second position mode, the front surface, the upper surface, the lower surface, the left surface, and the right surface of the handle portion 34 are flush with the surfaces adjacent to the respective surfaces. It is preferable to configure as described above.

  In the above-described embodiment, the liquid ejecting apparatus is configured so that the recording head 19 has a length in the width direction (left-right direction) of the recording paper (not shown) in the direction intersecting the conveyance direction (front-rear direction) of the recording paper (not shown). The present invention may be embodied in a so-called full line type (line head type) printer having a corresponding overall shape.

In the above embodiment, the liquid container is embodied as an ink cartridge, but includes other liquids other than ink (a liquid material in which functional material particles are dispersed or mixed in a liquid, a fluid such as a gel) ) Can also be embodied in a liquid storage container that stores therein. The “liquid” in the present specification includes, for example, an inorganic solvent, an organic solvent, a solution, a liquid resin, a liquid metal (metal melt), and the like, as well as a liquid and a fluid.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the ink jet printer according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the operation of the inside of the short ink cartridge and the handle portion in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the operation of the inside of the short ink cartridge and the handle portion in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view showing a state when the ink cartridges are mounted in parallel to the cartridge holder in the embodiment and the handle portion of the short ink cartridge is set to the first position mode. FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view showing a state when the ink cartridges are mounted in parallel to the cartridge holder in the embodiment and the handle portion of the short ink cartridge is set to the second position mode. In a modification, (a) is a principal part perspective view which shows a short ink cartridge in case a handle part exists in a 1st position aspect, (b) is sectional drawing of (a). In the modified example, (a) is a main part perspective view showing a short ink cartridge when the handle is in the second position mode, and (b) is a sectional view of (a).

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Inkjet printer as a liquid ejecting apparatus, 22A, 40 ... Short ink cartridge as a liquid container, 34, 41 ... Handle part, 35 ... Hinge part, 36, 45 ... Hook part, 44 ... Slide part, 50 ... A rear surface as a first side portion, 51... An ink supply port as a liquid supply port, 52... A front surface as a second side portion.

Claims (7)

A liquid container that is detachably attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects liquid,
A handle portion that can be gripped at the time of attachment and detachment with respect to the liquid ejecting apparatus,
The handle is provided so as to compensate for the length of the liquid container in the insertion / removal direction when the liquid ejecting apparatus is attached to or detached from the liquid ejecting apparatus. The said handle part is comprised so that a displacement is possible between the 1st position aspect which supplements the length of the said insertion / extraction direction, and the 2nd position aspect which does not supplement the length of the said insertion / extraction direction, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The liquid container according to claim 1. 3. The liquid storage according to claim 2, wherein the handle portion includes a hinge portion that allows the handle portion to be rotated between the first position mode and the second position mode. container. 3. The liquid storage according to claim 2, wherein the handle portion includes a slide portion that allows the handle portion to slide between the first position mode and the second position mode. container. When the handle portion is in the second position mode, an outer surface of the handle portion is flush with a surface adjacent to the handle portion in the liquid storage container. The liquid container according to any one of 4. 6. The handle according to claim 1, wherein the handle includes a hook for a user to put a hand on and remove the liquid container from the liquid ejecting apparatus. The liquid container according to item. A liquid container that is detachably attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects liquid,
The first side of the liquid container is provided with a liquid supply port that is connected to the liquid ejecting apparatus and supplies the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus.
A handle portion that can be gripped when the liquid container is attached to or detached from the liquid ejecting device is disposed on a second side portion of the liquid container that faces the first side portion so that the liquid container can be stored in the liquid container. A liquid container characterized by being provided.

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