Liquid accommodating container, liquid ejecting device and liquid introducing method

摘要

There are provided a liquid accommodating container that has a sufficient volume for reserving waste ink and can accommodate therein a sufficient amount of ink used in printing with space-saving, a liquid ejecting device provided therewith and a liquid introducing method. Therefore non-print ink is discharged and reserved in a portion, in which unused ink for printing was reserved, in an ink tank for replacement of the unused ink.

主权项

1. A liquid accommodating container that supplies a first liquid to a liquid ejecting head, the liquid accommodating container comprising:
a housing including a liquid absorbing element which holds the first liquid and a second liquid; an introduction opening that is provided to introduce the second liquid to the liquid absorbing element; and a preventive boundary that prevents the second liquid introduced to the liquid absorbing element through the introduction opening from being mixed with the first liquid throughout a duration of supply of the first liquid to the liquid ejecting head, wherein the second liquid is comprised of a portion of the first liquid that had passed through a nozzle of the liquid ejecting head.