Ink cartridge
AssigneeInternational United Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsChia-Fu Wu, Francis Chee-Shuen Lee, Shih-Chieh Yeh
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Abstract
An ink cartridge is provided with a body, a channel module attached to the body, a plurality of first engaging parts, and a plurality of second engaging parts. The first engaging parts are arranged on one of the body and the channel module, while the second engaging parts corresponding to the first engaging parts are arranged on the other of the body and the channel module. The relative position of the body and the channel module on a two-dimension plane is substantially fixed by the engagement of the first engaging parts and the second engaging parts.
Claims11
An ink cartridge, comprising:
- a body, having a plurality of ink chambers for storing ink, the body having a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, a third sidewall, a fourth sidewall opposite to the third sidewall, and a bottom;
- a channel module, attached to the bottom of the body;
- a plurality of first engaging parts, comprising a first pair of first engaging parts, the first pair of first engaging parts being respectively arranged at the two corners of the external surface of the bottom of the body and adjacent to the first sidewall;
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- a plurality of second engaging parts, comprising a first pair of second engaging parts, the first pair of second engaging parts being respectively arranged at two corners of the channel module and corresponding to the first pair of first engaging parts, wherein the relative position of the body and the channel module on a two-dimension plane is substantially fixed by the engagement of the first engaging parts and the second engaging parts,
- the first engaging parts further comprise a second pair of first engaging parts, and the second pair of first engaging parts are arranged on the external surface of the bottom of the body and are arranged in a way substantially parallel to and away from the first sidewall, and
- the second engaging parts further comprise a second pair of second engaging parts, and the second pair of second engaging parts are arranged on the channel module and are respectively arranged corresponding to the second pair of first engaging parts so as to respectively engage with the second pair of first engaging parts.
An ink cartridge, comprising:
- a body, having a plurality of ink chambers for storing ink, the body having a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, a third sidewall, a fourth sidewall opposite to the third sidewall, and a bottom;
- a channel module, attached to the bottom of the body;
- a plurality of first engaging parts, comprising a first pair of first engaging parts, the first pair of first engaging parts being respectively arranged at the two corners of the external surface of the bottom of the body and adjacent to the first sidewall;
- a plurality of second engaging parts, comprising a first pair of second engaging parts, the first pair of second engaging parts being respectively arranged at two corners of the channel module and corresponding to the first pair of first engaging parts, wherein the relative position of the body and the channel module on a two-dimension plane is substantially fixed by the engagement of the first engaging parts and the second engaging parts;
- a block, protruding from the external surface of the bottom and being arranged adjacent to the second sidewall, the block being extended parallel to the first sidewall;
- and a recess, formed on an edge of the channel module and being arranged in a way corresponding to the block so as to engage with the block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.