Ink cartridge and printing apparatus

Abstract

An ink cartridge and a printing apparatus using the same. The ink cartridge includes an ink cartridge body, a chip and a chip holder, and the chip is fixed on the chip holder; when the ink cartridge is installed on the printer along an installation direction, the printer may drive the chip holder to linearly move along a top surface of the ink cartridge body, the chip holder is located at a first position before linearly moving and located at a second position after linearly moving; the chip at the first position is closer to the top surface of the ink cartridge body than at the second position, and when the chip holder is at the second position, the chip abuts against the stylus. The ink cartridge and printing apparatus achieve a higher stability of the electrical connection of the chip and the stylus in a printer.

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