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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Aoki, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiroshi Satoh, Nirasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 2/17509 (2013.01); B41J 2/17526 (2013.01); B41J 2/17546 (2013.01); B41J 2/17553 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a −X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit.