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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Nagashima, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiroyoshi Ozeki, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is technology for improving a mechanism for attaching a cartridge to a printer. A cartridge includes a main body that includes a front face, a rear face that opposes the front face, a lower face, an upper face that opposes the lower face, and two side faces, a liquid container that is provided inside the main body, and contains liquid, a liquid supply port that is provided in the front face, and is connected to a liquid introduction portion of a printer so as to supply the liquid contained in the liquid container, a cartridge-side electrical connector that is provided in the front face, and is to be connected to a device-side electrical connector of the printer while receiving a biasing force from a terminal portion, and a lock mechanism that is provided in the rear face, and restricts movement of the cartridge in an attached state.