| US 7,614,732 B2 | ||
| Ink cartridge | ||
| Hisashi Miyazawa, Nagano-ken (Japan); Munehide Kanaya, Nagano-ken (Japan); Yasuto Sakai, Nagano-ken (Japan); Masaki Shimomura, Nagano-ken (Japan); Satoshi Nakata, Nagano-ken (Japan); Yoshihiro Koizumi, Nagano-ken (Japan); Hiroshige Owaki, Nagano-ken (Japan); Takeo Seino, Nagano-ken (Japan); and Satoshi Shinada, Nagano-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 21, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/677,348. | ||
| Application 11/677348 is a continuation of application No. 11/061395, filed on Feb. 18, 2005, granted, now 7,325,915. | ||
| Application 11/061395 is a continuation of application No. 10/116499, filed on Apr. 03, 2002, granted, now 6,955,422. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2001-104526 (JP), filed on Apr. 03, 2001; application No. 2001-149315 (JP), filed on May 18, 2001; application No. 2001-149788 (JP), filed on May 18, 2001; and application No. 2001-264225 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0182793 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/175 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—86 | 9 Claims |
| 1. An ink cartridge adapted to be detachably mounted on a recording apparatus which is provided with an apparatus electrode,
an apparatus engagement portion, and an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
an ink supply port adapted to be connected with the ink supply needle when the ink cartridge is mounted on the recording apparatus,
the ink supply port having an axis;
a memory device having a cartridge electrode adapted to be electrically connected to the apparatus electrode when the ink
cartridge is mounted on the recording apparatus; and
a cartridge engagement portion being movable and adapted to be engaged with the apparatus engagement portion when the ink
cartridge is mounted on the recording apparatus,
wherein the cartridge electrode is located on the axis as viewed from a first direction normal to a surface on which the cartridge
electrode is provided.
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