Ink-jet printing apparatus and ink cartridge therefor
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1. An ink cartridge mountable on a carriage of a printing apparatus to supply ink to a printhead of the printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
- a container defining an ink chamber, said container including a plurality of projections;
an ink supply port, formed on a wall of said container, the ink supply port being configured to receive the ink supply needle; and
a circuit board, provided at said container, and having a plurality of contacts for electrical connection to an external controller, said circuit board including a concave portion and a through hole;
wherein the projections respectively engage said concave portion and said through hole of said circuit board.
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Abstract
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 mountable on a carriage of a printing apparatus to supply ink to a printhead of the printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a container defining an ink chamber, said container including a plurality of projections;
an ink supply port, formed on a wall of said container, the ink supply port being configured to receive the ink supply needle; and
a circuit board, provided at said container, and having a plurality of contacts for electrical connection to an external controller, said circuit board including a concave portion and a through hole;
wherein the projections respectively engage said concave portion and said through hole of said circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An ink cartridge that, when used, receives an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts, a hole, and a concave portion;
a housing defining an ink reservoir, the housing having an ink supply port formed in a first wall, the first wall having an ink supply needle insertion axis, and a second wall, the circuit board being mounted on the second wall, the hole engaging a first securing member and the concave portion engaging a portion of a second securing member, wherein the hole and the concave portion are disposed on a line that is approximately parallel to the ink supply needle insertion axis. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An ink cartridge that, when used, receives an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of holes;
a housing defining an ink reservoir, the housing having an ink supply port formed in a first wall, the first wall having an ink supply needle insertion axis, and a second wall, the circuit board being mounted on the second wall, a first said hole engaging a first securing member and a second said hole engaging a second said securing member, wherein the first and second holes are disposed on a line that is approximately parallel to the ink supply needle insertion axis. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An ink cartridge that, when used, receives an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of concave portions;
a housing defining an ink reservoir, the housing having an ink supply port formed in a first wall, the first wall having an ink supply needle insertion axis, and a second wall, the circuit board being mounted on the second wall, a first said concave portion engaging a portion of a first securing member and a second said concave portion engaging a portion of a second securing member, wherein the first and second concave portions are disposed on a line that is approximately parallel to the ink supply needle insertion axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An ink cartridge mountable on a carriage of a printing apparatus to supply ink to a printhead of the printing apparatus through an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge comprising:
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a container defining an ink chamber, said container including a plurality of projections;
an ink supply port, formed on a wall of said container, the ink supply port being configured to receive the ink supply needle; and
a circuit board, provided at said container, and having a plurality of contacts for electrical connection to an external controller, said circuit board including at least one of a concave portion and a through hole;
wherein at least one said projection engages at least a portion of said at least one of said concave portion and said through hole, and said circuit board is joined to said container by hot riveting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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