Ink container and ink container loading structure

An ink container loading structure comprising an ink container provided with a storage means in which predetermined information is stored and an ink container loading portion in which the ink container is loaded and is provided with a read-out means for reading out the information stored in the storage means, wherein the improvement comprises that

• the ink container loading portion is provided with an ink container movement limiting portion which limits movement of the ink container toward the storage means in the direction in which the storage means and the read-out means are opposed to each other so that the space between the read-out means and the storage means does not become not smaller than a predetermined value.

An ink container loading structure comprising a cylindrical ink container provided with a storage means in which predetermined information is stored and an ink container loading portion in which the ink container is loaded and which is provided with a read-out means for reading out the information stored in the storage means, wherein the improvement comprises that

• the ink container is provided with a protrusion or a recessed portion, and
• the ink container loading portion is provided with a fixing portion which causes the storage means and the read-out means to be positioned opposed to each other by fixing the position of the protrusion or the recessed portion in the circumferential direction of the ink container.

An ink container loading structure comprising cylindrical ink container provided with a storage means in which predetermined information is stored and an ink container loading portion in which the ink container is loaded and is provided with a read-out means for reading out the information stored in the storage means, wherein the improvement comprises that

• the ink container is provided with a protrusion or a recessed portion, and
• the ink container loading portion is provided with an ink container movement limiting portion which limits movement of the protrusion or the recessed portion toward the storage means in the direction in which the storage means and the read-out means are opposed to each other so that the space between the read-out means and the storage means does not become not smaller than a predetermined value and
• a fixing portion which causes the storage means and the read-out means to be positioned opposed to each other by fixing the position of the protrusion or the recessed portion in the circumferential direction of the ink container.

An ink container used in an ink container loading structure comprising an ink container provided with a storage means in which predetermined information is stored and an ink container loading portion which is provided with a read-out means for reading out the information stored in the storage means and an ink container movement limiting portion which limits movement of the ink container toward the storage means in the direction in which the storage means and the read-out means are opposed to each other so that the space between the read-out means and the storage means does not become not smaller than a predetermined value and in which the ink container is loaded, the ink container characterized by having

• a protrusion or a recessed portion movement of which toward the storage means in the direction in which the storage means and the read-out means are opposed to each other is limited by the ink container movement limiting portion.

An ink container used in an ink container loading structure comprising a cylindrical ink container provided with a storage means in which predetermined information is stored and an ink container loading portion in which the ink container is loaded and which is provided with a read-out means for reading out the information stored in the storage means, and a fixing portion which causes the storage means and the read-out means to be positioned opposed to each other by fixing the position of the ink container in the circumferential direction, the ink container characterized by having

• a protrusion or a recessed portion which is fixed by the fixing portion.

An ink container used in an ink container loading structure comprising cylindrical ink container provided with a storage means in which predetermined information is stored and an ink container loading portion in which the ink container is loaded and which is provided with a read-out means for reading out the information stored in the storage means, an ink container movement limiting portion which limits movement of the ink container toward the storage means in the direction in which the storage means and the read-out means are opposed to each other so that the space between the read-out means and the storage means does not become not smaller than a predetermined value, a fixing portion which cause the storage means and the read-out means to be positioned opposed to each other by fixing the position of the ink container in the circumferential direction, the ink container characterized by having

• a protrusion or a recessed portion movement of which toward the storage means in the direction in which the storage means and the read-out means are opposed to each other is limited by the ink container movement limiting portion and position in the circumferential direction of which is fixed by the fixing portion.