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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Yoichi Kawabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Ohnishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Moriwaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Kashiwagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shotaro Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Kawabata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Ohnishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Moriwaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Kashiwagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shotaro Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid cartridge is detachably attachable to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus. The liquid cartridge includes a cartridge case, an information memory element, and a holding unit. The cartridge case includes at least two dividable case parts. The at least two dividable case parts form a front face of the cartridge case to face the apparatus body when the liquid cartridge is attached to the apparatus body. An information memory element is held at the front face of the cartridge case. The holding unit is provided in one of the at least two dividable case parts to hold the information memory element with only the one of the at least two dividable case parts. The holding unit includes a groove to receive the information memory element and a displaceable claw to hold the information memory element between the groove and the claw.