(19)
(11) EP 1 772 272 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/15

(21) Application number: 06012994.7

(22) Date of filing: 23.06.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/175(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 08.03.2006 JP 2006063250
28.11.2005 JP 2005342697
28.12.2005 JP 2005377987
29.09.2005 JP 2005284646
23.03.2006 JP 2006081806
28.11.2005 JP 2005342695

(71) Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hattori, Shingo
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • Kanbe, Tomohiro
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • Sasaki, Toyonori
    Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi Aichi 467-8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Hofer, Dorothea et al
Prüfer & Partner GbR Patentanwälte Sohnckestrasse 12
81479 München
81479 München (DE)

   


(54) Ink cartridge


(57) An ink cartridge is provided the ink cartridge including a case, which is provided with an ink chamber being configured to store ink therein, the ink cartridge being configured to supply the ink stored in the ink chamber to an ink jet recording apparatus when the ink cartridge is installed in the ink jet recording apparatus, the ink cartridge comprising:
an ink supply part projecting outwardly from an end surface of the case, the ink supply part configured to supply the ink in the ink chamber to the ink jet recording apparatus; and
a pair of projections connected to the case, the pair of projections projecting outwardly in the same direction as the ink supply part projects, the pair of projections projecting outwardly further than the ink supply part projects,

wherein the pair of projections comprises a first projection and a second projection, and the first projection and the second projection are disposed on both sides of the ink supply part.







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