Ink container and inkjet image forming apparatus

摘要

An ink container includes a liquid storing container and a container case. The liquid storing container is filled with an ink and provided with a spout discharging the ink at one end side. The container case contains the liquid storing container and fixes one end of the liquid storing container. The ink storing container contracts and lengthens in forward and backward directions in accordance with reduction in the ink from a state where the ink is filled inside. The container case includes a first housing part and a second housing part. The first housing part houses the liquid storing container in an ink filled state. The second housing part has the height dimension smaller than the height dimension of the first housing part and houses a lengthened amount of the liquid storing container at another end side of the first housing part depending on the reduction in the ink.

主权项

1. An ink container comprising:
a liquid storing container filled with an ink and provided with a spout discharging the ink at one end side of the ink container; and a container case containing the liquid storing container and fixing one end of the liquid storing container at the one end side, wherein the liquid storing container is configured to contract and to lengthen in forward and backward directions in accordance with reduction in the ink from a state where the ink is filled inside, and the container case includes a first housing part housing the liquid storing container in an ink filled state, and a second housing part having a height dimension smaller than a height dimension of the first housing part and housing a lengthened amount of the liquid storing container at another end side of the ink container with respect to the first housing part depending on the reduction in the ink.