| 摘要 |
The liquid container includes a liquid storage portion that stores a liquid; a liquid feed portion that connects with the liquid consuming apparatus and feeds the liquid to the liquid consuming apparatus when the liquid container is attached to the liquid consuming apparatus, a liquid sensing chamber defining portion having a liquid inlet communicating with the liquid storage portion and a liquid outlet communicating with the liquid feed portion and that defines a liquid sensing chamber that fluctuates in volume according to a differential between atmospheric pressure received from an outside and pressure received from an inside, a bias force member that exerts a bias force on the liquid sensing chamber from an inner side in a direction of expansion of volume of the liquid sensing chamber, and a sensor that senses a decline in volume of the liquid sensing chamber to a prescribed volume value. A pressure of liquid present in the liquid sensing chamber declines as an amount of liquid in the liquid storage portion becomes lower. The bias force is established such that if the amount of liquid in the liquid storage portion is equal to or greater than a prescribed amount, the liquid sensing chamber overcomes atmospheric pressure to assume a volume exceeding a prescribed volume value, whereas if the amount of liquid in the liquid storage portion is less than a prescribed amount, the liquid sensing chamber yields to atmospheric pressure to assume a volume equal to or less than a prescribed volume value.
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