STORAGE CONTAINER FOR LIQUID AND INK-JET WRITING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B41J2/175 

FIELD: transportation; food products.

SUBSTANCE: container for storing liquid has optical guide for directing to executive section, light from outside on predetermined spot on liquid storage container. The optical guide is part of the liquid storage container, in which light radiates from the executive section and directed by the optical guide. The ink-jet writing device for writing using an ink-container, containing ink, a mounting element for mounting the ink container and a plotting head for ejecting ink from the ink container, have a control device, light emitting element, mounted on the mounting element and an optical guide element. The optical guide element is meant to be part of the optical guide which directs to the executive section of the ink container, light coming from the light emitting element, when the ink container is on the mounting element. In that case, the optical guide element is part of the ink container. The control device stimulates radiation of light from the executive section through the light emitting element through the optical guide. The combination of the liquid storage container described above, i.e. the ink container and the ink-jet writing device directly shows the user the predetermined condition, identity and position of the container.

EFFECT: better operation and simplicity of structure.

9 cl, 19 dwg