Ink Container Base Member Orientation for Outlet Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid containers and supply apparatuses for inkjet printers face difficulties in attaching and detaching the liquid inlet part from the liquid outlet part due to the connection part's location on the lower side of the ink bag, making it hard to see and thus difficult to manage.
Innovation Solution
A liquid container design with a base member and handle part where the liquid outlet part projects in a direction intersecting the base member's projection, allowing the handle part to be positioned on the opposite side, making it easier to see and access the outlet, and a liquid supply apparatus with a movable supporting part for easy engagement and disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the connection part is located on the lower side of the ink bag, then the structure is compact, but the connection part becomes difficult to see and access
Solution Approach 1:
The connection part is repositioned from a vertical lower-side location to a horizontal side location on the base member. This dimensional change in positioning allows the connection part to be more accessible and visible while maintaining structural compactness, as users can now access it from the side rather than having to reach below the ink bag.
2Device complexity
If the handle part is positioned on the same side as the liquid outlet part, then the structure is simplified, but the outlet becomes difficult to see
Solution Approach 1:
The handle part and liquid outlet part are positioned on opposite sides of the base member, creating a spatial separation that improves visibility of the outlet. This dimensional arrangement allows users to see and access the connection part without obstruction from the handle, while maintaining structural simplicity through the unified base member design.
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AI summary
An ink container that is attachable to and detachable from an ink supply apparatus that supplies ink, which is an example of a liquid, to a liquid injection apparatus, the ink container including: an ink container part that houses ink; a base member that is located at an end of the ink container part and that projects further outside than the ink container part; an ink outlet part that is provided on the base member so as to project from the base member in a V axis direction intersecting a direction in which the base member projects from the ink container part, and that is in communication with an inside of the ink container part via the base member; and a handle part that is provided on the opposite side to the ink outlet part side of the base member and that projects from the base member in a direction opposite to a direction in which the ink outlet part projects from the base member.