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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Sekino, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet apparatus includes a head cartridge; an ink tank having an ink supply portion to be connected to an ink inflow portion of the head cartridge, and a first engagement portion to engage the head cartridge; a carriage on which the head cartridge is detachably mounted; and a tank holding member, which is swingably supported by the carriage to engage a second engagement portion of the ink tank. When the head cartridge and ink tank are mounted on the carriage, the ink tank is pivoted around the first engagement portion by receiving a force exerted against the ink supply portion via the ink inflow portion, and the tank holding member is pushed by the second engagement portion and is moved.