Ink cartridge

Ink cartridge
European Patent Office
Publication number: EP1757456
Publication date: 2007-02-28
Inventor: SEINO TAKEO (JP); FUJIOKA SATOSHI (JP)
Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
Classification:
- international: B41J2/175; B41J2/175;
- European: B41J2/175C2; B41J2/175C3; B41J2/175C3A; B41J2/175C4; B41J2/175C7E; B41J2/175C8; B41J2/175L
Application number: EP20060024293 20030320
Priority number(s): EP20030006221 20030320; JP20020079760 20020320
Cited documents:

EP0816098
WO9855319
EP0778148
JP5016379
EP1164025
WO0026034
Abstract of EP1757456

An ink cartridge detachably mountable on an ink jet recording apparatus having a print head, comprising: a housing containing ink therein and comprising a top wall, a first wall facing frontward with respect to a cartridge insertion direction and perpendicular to said top wall, a second wall arranged generally parallel to the cartridge insertion direction and intersecting said top wall and said first wall; an ink supply section disposed on said first wall for supplying ink in said housing to the print head; a projection formed on said second wall which is engageable with the recording apparatus, said projection being formed at a position such that said projection is biased by a part of the recording apparatus when the ink cartridge is mounted in the recording apparatus; and a connection electrode electrically connecting to an information storing unit for storing information electrically, said connection electrode being disposed at a position close to said second wall on which said projection is formed.
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