(19)
(11) EP 1 772 275 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: 06012997.0

(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: 09.03.2006 JP 2006064972
28.11.2005 JP 2005342697
28.12.2005 JP 2005377987
29.09.2005 JP 2005284646
23.03.2006 JP 2006081806

(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) Unit of ink cartridges and ink cartridge


(57) A unit of ink cartridges including at least three types of ink cartridges having different sizes is provided. Each ink cartridge has a pair of casing members, constituted by a first casing member and a second casing member. A first ink cartridge is larger in size than the second ink cartridge, and the second ink cartridge is larger in size than the third ink cartridge. The first casing member of the second ink cartridge is the same as the first casing member of the first ink cartridge, and the second casing member of the second ink cartridge is the same as the second casing member of the third ink cartridge.







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