Ink-jet printing apparatus and ink cartridge therefor
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1. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
- a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving said ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and dimensioned to accommodate a memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge so that when the memory device is disposed in said receptacle a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows lying essentially in a plane parallel to said centerline of said ink supply port are positioned so that each said row is centered relative to said centerline of said ink supply port and the contacts face outward from the second wall.
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An ink jet type printing apparatus in which an ink supply needle is located near one side in a direction perpendicular to the reciprocated directions of a carriage, a circuit board is mounted on a wall of an ink cartridge in the vicinity of the side on which an ink supply port is formed and plural contacts for connecting to external control means are formed on the exposed surface of the circuit board.
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1. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving said ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and dimensioned to accommodate a memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge so that when the memory device is disposed in said receptacle a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows lying essentially in a plane parallel to said centerline of said ink supply port are positioned so that each said row is centered relative to said centerline of said ink supply port and the contacts face outward from the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a mount for a memory device storing information about the ink contained in said cartridge; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and accommodating said mount so that when the memory device is held by said mount a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows lying essentially in a plane parallel to said centerline of said ink supply port are positioned so that each said row is centered relative to said centerline of said ink supply port and the contacts face outward from the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a receptacle located on said second wall;
a mount contained in said receptacle;
a memory device held by said mount, said memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge; and
a plurality of contacts for connecting said memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus, said contacts being formed in a plurality of rows lying essentially in a plane parallel to said centerline of said ink supply port, each said row being centered relative to said centerline of said ink supply port and the contacts face outward from the second wall.
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14. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of the ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having an exit opening and a centerline and communicating with the chamber; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and dimensioned to accommodate a memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge so that when the memory device is disposed in said receptacle a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows are positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall and one of the rows is closer to said exit opening of said ink supply port than an other of the rows, the row of the contacts which is closest to said exit opening of said ink supply port being longer than the row of the contacts which is furthest from said exit opening of said ink supply port. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of the ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having an exit opening and a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a mount for holding a memory device storing information about the ink contained in said cartridge; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and accommodating said mount so that when the memory device is held by said mount a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows are positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall and one of the rows is closer to said exit opening of said ink supply port than an other of the rows, the row of the contacts which is closest to said exit opening of said ink supply port being longer than the row of the contacts which is furthest from said exit opening of said ink supply port. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of the ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having an exit opening and a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a receptacle located on said second wall;
a mount contained in said receptacle;
a memory device held by said mount, said memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge; and
a plurality of contacts for connecting said memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus, said contacts being formed in a plurality of rows positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall and one of said rows is closer to said exit opening of said ink supply port than an other of said rows, the row of said contacts which is closest to said exit opening of said ink supply port being longer than the row of said contacts which is furthest from said exit opening of said ink supply port. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving said ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and dimensioned to accommodate a memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge so that when the memory device is disposed in said receptacle a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows are positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a mount for a memory device storing information about the ink contained in a said cartridge; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and accommodating said mount so that when the memory device is held by said mount a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows are positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of said ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a receptacle located on said second wall;
a mount contained in said receptacle;
a memory device held by said mount, said memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge; and
a plurality of contacts for connecting said memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus, said contacts being formed in a plurality of rows and facing outward from the second wall.
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38. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of the ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having an exit opening and a centerline and communicating with the chamber; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and dimensioned to accommodate a memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge so that when the memory device is disposed in said receptacle a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows are positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall and one of the rows is closer to said exit opening of said ink supply port than an other of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of the ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having an exit opening and a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a mount for holding a memory device storing information about the ink contained in said cartridge; and
a receptacle located on said second wall and accommodating said mount so that when the memory device is held by said mount a plurality of contacts for connecting the memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus that are formed in a plurality of rows are positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall and one of the rows is closer to said exit opening of said ink supply port than an other of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. An ink cartridge for mounting on a carriage of an ink jet printing apparatus and for supplying ink to a printhead of the ink jet printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a plurality of external walls, including a first wall and a second wall, defining at least some of a chamber;
an ink supply port for receiving the ink supply needle, the ink supply port being located on the first wall, having an exit opening and a centerline and communicating with the chamber;
a receptacle located on said second wall;
a mount contained in said receptacle;
a memory device held by said mount, said memory device storing information about the ink carried by said cartridge; and
a plurality of contacts for connecting said memory device to the ink jet printing apparatus, said contacts being formed in a plurality of rows positioned so that the contacts face outward from the second wall and one of said rows is closer to said exit opening of said ink supply port than an other of said rows. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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