Liquid container

摘要

An ink cartridge for use in a printer includes a second ink chamber in which a liquid can be stored, an ink flow path that leads the ink to an ink supply port through which the ink is supplied from the second ink chamber to outside, and a prism unit disposed in the ink flow path configured to detect an amount of the ink inside. A portion of the ink flow path downstream of the prism unit is defined by a first wall and a first seal film, and the first wall is lower than a second wall constituting the second ink chamber.

主权项

1. A liquid container for use in a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid container comprising:
a casing; a liquid chamber configured to store a liquid; a first seal member; a supply port configured to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus; a minor liquid chamber located in a liquid flow path between the liquid chamber and the supply port, the minor liquid chamber being smaller in volume than the liquid chamber, the minor liquid chamber being between the first seal member and the casing; an optical member chamber located in the liquid flow path between the minor liquid chamber and the supply port, the optical member chamber being smaller in volume than the minor liquid chamber; an optical member disposed in the optical member chamber and configured to detect an amount of the liquid in the liquid chamber; and a liquid flow portion located in the liquid flow path between the optical member chamber and the supply port, the liquid flow portion being between the casing and the first seal member.