Printing material container, and board mounted on printing material container

A printing material container detachably mountable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, the printing material container comprising:

• a first device;
• a second device;
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• and
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is arranged relative to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal, without any said first terminal therebetween in at least one direction, for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal,
• wherein the printing material container is attachable to the printing apparatus by being inserted in a prescribed insertion direction, and
• wherein, viewing from the insertion direction, the terminal which is closest to the at least one second terminal is one of the at least one third terminals.

A printing material container detachably mountable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, the printing material container comprising:

• a first device;
• a second device;
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal;
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is located adjacent to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal in at least one direction;
• and
• a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one second terminal among the first terminals is smaller than a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one third terminal among the first terminals.

A printing material container detachably mountable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, the printing material container comprising:

• a first device;
• a second device;
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal;
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is located adjacent to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal in at least one direction;
• the printing material container is attachable to the printing apparatus by being inserted in a prescribed insertion direction;
• and
• viewing from the insertion direction, the terminal which is closest to the at least one second terminal is one of the at least one third terminals.

A printing material container detachably mountable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, the printing material container comprising:

• a first device;
• a second device;
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• and
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is arranged relative to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal, without any said first terminal therebetween in at least one direction, for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal, and
• a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one second terminal among the first terminals is smaller than a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one third terminal among the first terminals.

A printing material container detachably mountable to a printing apparatus having a apparatus-side terminal group that includes a plurality of first apparatus-side terminals, a plurality of second apparatus-side terminals, and at least one third apparatus-side terminal, wherein the terminals within the apparatus-side terminal group are arranged to form a first row and second row, wherein the second apparatus-side terminals are respectively arranged at each end of the first row and the third apparatus-side terminal is arranged at an end of the second row, wherein each of the second apparatus-side terminals is adjacent to any of the at least one third apparatus-side terminal, the printing material container comprising:

• a first device;
• a second device;
• a group of terminals comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device and are respectively contactable to a corresponding said terminal among the first apparatus-side terminals;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device and is respectively contactable to a corresponding said terminal among the second apparatus-side terminals;
• and
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and is respectively contactable to a corresponding terminal among the at least one third apparatus-side terminal.

A board mountable on a printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus that has a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, wherein the printing material container has a second device, the board comprising:

• a first device;
• and
• a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals,
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connectable to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals,
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals,
• the at least one second contact portion, the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged to form multiple rows, and
• the at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one said row.

A board mountable on a printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus that has a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, wherein the printing material container has a second device, the board comprising:

• a first device;
• and
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is arranged relative to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal, without any said first terminal therebetween in at least one direction, for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal
• the printing material container is attachable to the printing apparatus by being inserted in a prescribed insertion direction;
• and
• viewing from the insertion direction, the terminal which is closest to the at least one second terminal is one of the at least one third terminals.

A board mountable on a printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus that has a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, wherein the printing material container has a second device, the board comprising:

• a first device;
• and
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal;
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is located adjacent to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal in at least one direction;
• and
• a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one second terminal among the first terminals is smaller than a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one third terminal among the first terminals.

A board mountable on a printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus that has a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, wherein the printing material container has a second device, the board comprising:

• a first of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal;
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is located adjacent to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal in at least one direction;
• the printing material container is attachable to the printing apparatus by being inserted in a prescribed insertion direction;
• and
• viewing from the insertion direction, the terminal which is closest to the at least one second terminal is one of the at least one third terminals.

A board mountable on a printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus that has a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, wherein the printing material container has a second device, the board comprising:

• a first device;
• and
• a group of terminals for connection to the apparatus-side terminals and comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device;
• at least a portion of the at least one third terminal is arranged relative to at least a portion of the at least one second terminal, without any said first terminal therebetween in at least one direction, for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal;
• and
• a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one second terminal among the first terminals is smaller than a number of the terminals adjacent to the at least one third terminal among the first terminals.

A board mountable on a printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a apparatus-side terminal group that includes a plurality of first apparatus-side terminals, a plurality of second apparatus-side terminals, and at least one third apparatus-side terminal, wherein the terminals within the apparatus-side terminal group are arranged to form a first row and second row, wherein the second apparatus-side terminals are respectively arranged at each end of the first row and the at least one third apparatus-side terminal is arranged at an end of the second row, wherein each of the second apparatus-side terminals is adjacent to any of the at least one third apparatus-side terminal, wherein the printing material container has second device, the board comprising:

• a first device;
• and
• a group of terminals comprising a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal, and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the first terminals are electrically connected to the first device and are respectively contactable to a corresponding said terminal among the first apparatus-side terminals;
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connected to the second device and is respectively contactable to a corresponding said terminal among the second apparatus-side terminals;
• and
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and is respectively contactable to a corresponding terminal among the at least one third apparatus-side terminal.

A board connectable to a printing apparatus that has a plurality of apparatus-side terminals, the board comprising:

• a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal, wherein:
• the plurality of first terminals are electrically connected to a first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals,
• the at least one second terminal is electrically connectable to a second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals,
• the at least one third terminal is for the detection of electrical shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the apparatus-side terminals,
• the at least one second contact portion, the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged to form multiple rows, and
• the at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one said row.