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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Nobuyuki Nakamura, Nara, JP;
Shigeo Miyamoto, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus which enables an easy operation of attaching and detaching an ink cartridge and a stable conduction state between an electrical contact thereof and an electrical contact on the side of a carriage unit. The recording apparatus is provided with, in order to securely hold an ink cartridge on a carriage unit, a cover disposed on the carriage unit so as to be openable and closable and a spring-like member which causes an energizing force to act on the ink cartridge so that an electrical contact disposed on the ink cartridge is energized and kept in press-contact in a direction opposed to an electrical contact disposed on the carriage unit, and constructed so that, by closing the cover, the ink cartridge is securely held on the carriage unit and both the electrical contacts are conduction-connected.
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