Title:
PRINTING-FLUID CARTRIDGE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE PRINTING-FLUID CARTRIDGE AND PRINTING-FLUID CONSUMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/026107
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A printing-fluid cartridge (30) is inserted into a printing-fluid consuming apparatus (10) in an insertion direction (51) crossing a gravitational direction (53) and attached thereto in a first posture. The printing-fluid cartridge (30) includes a front surface (40), a rear surface (41), a storage chamber (32), a supply portion (34) having a supply port (71), an upper surface (39), an electrical interface (64) disposed at the upper surface (39), and a locking surface (151). The printing-fluid cartridge (30) inserted in the printing-fluid consuming apparatus (10) is pivotable between the first posture and a second posture about a pivot center (PP). The electrical interface (64) is positioned closer to the supply port (71) than the locking surface (151) is to the supply port (71) in the insertion direction. The electrical interface (64) is positioned rearward relative to the pivot center (PP) in the insertion direction (51). The locking surface (151) is positioned closer to a rearmost point (P5) of the printing-fluid cartridge (30) than to the electrical interface (64) in the insertion direction (51).
Inventors:
NAKAZAWA FUMIO (JP)
TOMOGUCHI SUGURU (JP)
NUKUI KOSUKE (JP)
TAKAHASHI HIROAKI (JP)
ONO AKIHITO (JP)
MIYAO TAKAHIRO (JP)
TOMOGUCHI SUGURU (JP)
NUKUI KOSUKE (JP)
TAKAHASHI HIROAKI (JP)
ONO AKIHITO (JP)
MIYAO TAKAHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/027639
Publication Date:
February 07, 2019
Filing Date:
July 31, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B41J2/175
Foreign References:
| EP3112163A1 | 2017-01-04 | |||
| US20130050357A1 | 2013-02-28 | |||
| US20160279952A1 | 2016-09-29 | |||
| JP2013049166A | 2013-03-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KITAZAWA, Kazuhiro et al. (JP)
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