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(11) EP 2 910 379 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.06.2016 Bulletin 2016/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/35

(21) Application number: 15161569.7

(22) Date of filing: 22.12.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/175(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
14181697.5 / 2805827
11195247.9 / 2607082

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Kanbe, Tomohiro
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • Takagi, Yuki
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)
  • Nakamura, Hirotake
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467-8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Prüfer & Partner mbB Patentanwälte · Rechtsanwälte 
Sohnckestraße 12
81479 München
81479 München (DE)

   


(54) Printing fluid cartridge, printing apparatus, and use of printing fluid cartridge


(57) A printing fluid cartridge is configured to be mounted to a cartridge mounting portion including an optical sensor and at least one contact. The printing fluid cartridge includes at least one electrical interface configured to be electrically connected to the at least one contact, and a light attenuating portion configured to be inserted between a light emitter and a light receiver of the optical sensor and to be detected by the optical sensor.







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