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 the 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.
Claims16
An ink containing device comprising:
- an ink cartridge comprising:
- a first main body comprising a first surface facing a first direction and a chamber configured to store ink;
- an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the first main body and configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body;
- and
- an ink detecting portion configured to detect the ink stored in the chamber;
- and
- an adapter configured to selectively attach to the ink cartridge, the adapter comprising:
- a second main body;
- and
- a movable member configured to move with respect to the second main body,
- wherein the movable member is configured to move between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the movable member is in the first position when the ink cartridge detaches from the adapter,
- wherein, when the adapter attaches to the ink cartridge, the movable member is configured to move in the first direction from the first position to the second position, which is downstream from the first surface in the first direction,
- wherein the adapter comprises a first wall facing the first direction and a first opening formed in the first wall, the first wall of the adapter comprises a second surface facing the first surface of the first main body in a second direction opposite to the first direction,
- wherein the ink outlet portion is exposed to the exterior of the second main body, the ink outlet extends through the first opening when the adapter attaches to the ink cartridge,
- wherein the adapter comprises a third surface facing a third direction, and an electrical interface is disposed on the third surface, and
- wherein the ink detecting portion is disposed downstream from the ink outlet portion in the third direction and the electrical interface is disposed downstream from the ink detecting portion in the third direction when the adapter attaches to the ink cartridge.
An ink containing device comprising:
- an ink cartridge comprising:
- a first main body comprising a first surface facing a first direction and a chamber configured to store ink;
- an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the first main body and configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body;
- and
- an ink detecting portion configured to detect the ink stored in the chamber;
- and
- an adapter configured to selectively attach to the ink cartridge, the adapter comprising:
- a second main body;
- and
- a movable member configured to move with respect to the second main body,
- wherein the movable member is configured to move between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the movable member is in the first position when the ink cartridge detaches from the adapter,
- wherein, when the adapter attaches to the ink cartridge, the movable member is configured to move in the first direction from the first position to the second position, which is downstream from the first surface in the first direction,
- wherein the adapter comprises a first wall facing the first direction and a first opening formed in the first wall,
- wherein the ink outlet portion is exposed to the exterior of the second main body, the ink outlet extends through the first opening when the adapter attaches to the ink cartridge, and
- wherein the adapter is configured to be removably installed in a cartridge mounting portion of a printing device such that the ink cartridge is configured to be selectively detachable from the adapter when installed in the cartridge mounting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.