CPC B41J 2/17506 (2013.01) [B41J 2/17509 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 29/13 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. An ink refill container configured to refill ink to a printer that has a circular hole-shaped ink inlet in which a needle having a flow path is arranged, the ink refill container comprising:
a container main body configured to contain ink; and
an ink outlet forming portion connected to the container main body, the ink outlet forming portion including:
an ink outlet;
a valve having at least one slit formed in an elastic member, the valve configured to be opened by insertion of the needle into the ink outlet and to be closed by removal of the needle from the ink outlet; and
a positioning portion located at a top of the ink outlet forming portion, the positioning portion configured and arranged to be guided by an arc face forming an inner circumferential face of the ink inlet in a direction for allowing the needle to be inserted into the ink outlet, the positioning portion contacting a part of the ink inlet in a state that the valve is opened.
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