Ink tank and mounting socket
AssigneeOce-Technologies B.V.
InventorsMaurice Johan Jozef Haan, Mark Pieter Jozef Pinckaers
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Abstract
An ink tank for an ink jet printer containing an electronic memory device for storing information on the contents of the ink tank, wherein the ink tank has an elongated casing having one end adapted to be inserted into a mounting socket of the ink jet printer in an essentially horizontal direction, and the electronic memory device is configured as a button provided on a bottom side of the casing so as to engage an electric contact of the mounting socket under the weight of the ink tank.
Claims10
Ink tank for an ink jet printer, containing an electronic memory device for storing information on the contents of the ink tank, said ink tank comprising an elongated casing having one end thereof adapted to be inserted into a mounting socket of the ink jet printer in an essentially horizontal direction, said electronic memory device being provided on a bottom side of the casing and configured to electrically engage the mounting socket under the weight of the ink tank.
A mounting socket adapted to receive and hold an ink tank which comprises a support arm which is provided with an upwardly biased spring contact which is adapted to engage the electronic memory device of the ink tank.
A mounted ink tank assembly which comprises:
- an ink tank having a bottom wall provided with an electronic memory device and an end wall provided with a coupling member;
- a mounting socket containing a mating, coupling member which is adapted to engage the coupling member of the ink tank, said mating coupling member also providing communication with an ink supply line, said mounting socket further containing contact springs which are adapted to provide electrical contact with the electronic memory device when the coupling member of the ink tank is operatively connected with the mating coupling member of the mounting socket, said electrical contact being facilitated by the weight of the ink tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.