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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Satoru Oki, Nagoya, JP;
Masahiro Hayashi, Anjo, JP;
Naoya Okazaki, Hashima, JP;
Yuma Tanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17553 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17523 (2013.01); B41J 2/17526 (2013.01); B41J 2/1753 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/1754 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink container includes a chamber, a supply port, an electrical interface, and a protrusion. The chamber is configured to store ink. The supply port faces frontward in an insertion direction. The electrical interface includes a contact surface that faces upward in an up-down direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. The protrusion is positioned upward in the up-down direction and frontward in the insertion direction of the supply port.