1. A liquid holding container that supplies a liquid to a liquid consuming apparatus, the container comprising:
a first liquid holding section capable of holding a liquid therein;
a liquid outflow opening through which the liquid flows from the first liquid holding section to the liquid consuming apparatus;
an air intake opening, provided lower than the liquid surface of the liquid in the first liquid holding section, that is connected to an air flow channel that takes air into the first liquid holding section;
a second liquid holding section that is capable of holding a liquid therein and that communicates with the first liquid holding section;
an injection opening, provided in the second liquid holding section, that can be closed in an airtight state and opened in an opened state so as to allow the liquid to be injected; and
a divider member, provided in an area where the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section communicate, that switches between a state in which the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section communicate and a state in which the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section are separated from each other in an airtight state.
2. The liquid holding container according to claim 1,
wherein the first liquid holding section communicates with the second liquid holding section in a plurality of locations whose positions are different relative to the liquid surface of the liquid in the first liquid holding section; and
the divider member is provided for each location where the first liquid holding section and the second liquid holding section communicate with each other.
3. A liquid consuming apparatus comprising the liquid holding container according to claim 1.
4. A liquid consuming apparatus comprising the liquid holding container according to claim 2.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus characterized by comprising: an electric power generator mechanically connected to an engine; a drive motor driven by at least one of an electric current generated by the electric power generator and an electric current supplied from a battery; battery state detecting means for detecting a battery state of the battery; target drive motor torque setting means for setting a target torque of the drive motor based on the battery state.
2. The hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target drive motor torque setting means calculates a lowest limit value of the battery state which does not cause the electric power generator to race, based on a rotating state of the electric power generator, and sets a target torque of the drive motor so that the present battery state does not exceed the lowest limit value.
3. The hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target drive motor torque setting means calculates a lowest limit value of the battery state which at least allows the electric power generator to maintain a present rotational state, and sets the target torque of the drive motor so that the present battery state does not exceed the lowest limit value.
4. The hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the target drive motor torque setting means calculates a maximum limit value of the target torque of the drive motor based on a difference between the present battery state and the lowest limit value of the battery state, and sets the target torque of the drive motor so as not to exceed the maximum limit value of the target torque.
5. The hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the target drive motor torque setting means sets the target torque of the drive motor at such a value that a battery state can be maintained only by an electric power generated by the electric power generator.
6. The hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the target drive motor torque setting means calculates a correction value of the target torque of the drive motor based on a difference between the present battery state and the lowest limit value of the battery state, and corrects the target torque of the drive motor by the correction value.
7. The hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: an output shaft mechanically connected to the drive motor and a drive wheel; and a differential gear device that has at least three gear elements, each of the gear elements being connected to the engine, the electric power generator, and the output shaft, respectively.
8. A control method of a hybrid vehicle drive apparatus characterized by comprising the steps of: generating an electric current by an electric power generator mechanically connected to an engine; driving a drive motor by at least one of the electric current generated by the electric power generator and an electric current supplied from a battery; detecting a battery state of the battery; and setting a target torque of the drive motor based on the battery state.
9. A program of a control method of a hybrid vehicle drive apparatus including an electric power generator mechanically connected to an engine, a drive motor driven by at least one of an electric current generated by the electric power generator and an electric current supplied from a battery, and battery state detecting means for detecting a battery state of the battery, characterized in that a computer functions as target drive motor torque setting means for setting a target torque of the drive motor based on the battery state.