Ink container and manufacturing method for the same

摘要

An ink container (1) includes an ink absorbing material accommodating chamber (3) for accommodating an ink absorbing material (7) for retaining ink to be supplied to a recording head; an ink supply opening (5) connectable with said recording head to supply the ink to the recording head from said accommodating chamber (3); an air vent portion for fluid communication between said accommodating chamber (3) with ambience; wherein said air vent portion has an inside opening (6a) in fluid communication with an inside of said accommodating chamber (3), an outside opening (6b) open to the ambience, and a fluid communication path (6c) in fluid communication with said inside opening (6a) and outside opening (6b); wherein said outside opening (6b) takes, when said container is mounted on an apparatus with which it is usable, a position lower than that taken by said inside opening.