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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHisashi Miyazawa, Munehide Kanaya, Yasuto Sakai, Masaki Shimomura, Satoshi Nakata, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Hiroshige Owaki, Takeo Seino, Satoshi Shinada
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An ink cartridge having a container for storing ink therein and having an ink supply port formed at a leading end side in an insertion direction of the container, a memory device disposed on a first of two opposite surfaces parallel to the insertion direction of the container, the memory device having an electrode for electrical connection to the recording device; a retaining member disposed on the first surface and located at a trailing end side relative to the memory device in the insertion direction, the retaining member serving to selectively engage with the recording device; and another retaining member disposed on the second surface and which also serves to selectively engage with the recording device.
An ink cartridge for detachable mounting on a carriage which is reciprocally movable in a recording apparatus and which has a carriage electrode, a carriage engagement portion, and an ink supply needle, the ink cartridge carrying ink, the ink cartridge comprising:
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