Ink containing device and ink supply device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTomohiro KANBE, Yuki TAKAGI, Hirotake NAKAMURA
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Abstract
An ink containing device includes an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge includes a first main body having a first surface facing a first direction and a chamber that stores ink, an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the first main body and that directs the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body; and an ink detecting portion that detects an amount of the ink stored in to chamber. The adapter is attachable to the ink cartridge. The adapter includes a second main body and a movable member that moves with respect to the second main body.
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An ink containing device comprising:
- an ink cartridge comprising:
- a front surface;
- a rear surface;
- an upper surface extending between the front surface and the rear surface, and
- an ink outlet through the front surface;
- and
- an adapter configured to selectively attach to the ink cartridge, the adapter comprising:
- a main body including an adapter front wall facing a particular direction, the adapter front wall being configured to face the front surface of the ink cartridge when the ink cartridge is attached to the adapter, and an adapter upper wall facing a further direction that intersects the particular direction;
- an electrical interface disposed on the adapter upper wall;
- and
- an insertion detection mechanism including a movable member configured to move between a first position and a second position, the movable member being at the second position when the ink cartridge is attached to the adapter;
- wherein the movable member further comprises a contact portion configured to contact with the front surface of the ink cartridge when the cartridge is attached to the adapter, and
- wherein the adapter front wall forms an opening, and the movable member is configured to move between the first position and the second position through the opening.
An ink containing device comprising:
- an ink cartridge comprising:
- a front surface;
- a rear surface;
- an upper surface extending between the front surface and the rear surface, and
- an ink outlet through the front surface;
- and
- an adapter configured to selectively attach to the ink cartridge, the adapter comprising:
- a main body including an adapter front wall facing a particular direction, the adapter front wall being configured to face the front surface of the ink cartridge when the ink cartridge is attached to the adapter, and an adapter upper wall facing a further direction that intersects the particular direction;
- an electrical interface disposed on the adapter upper wall;
- and
- a cartridge type detection mechanism including a movable member configured to move between a first position and a second position, the movable member being at the second position when the ink cartridge is attached to the adapter;
- wherein the movable member further comprises a contact portion configured to contact with the front surface of the ink cartridge when cartridge is attached to the adapter, and
- wherein the adapter front wall forms an opening, and the movable member is configured to move between the first position and the second position through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.