Cartridge and printing material supply system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8807721
APP PUB NO 20130182048A1
SERIAL NO

13410618

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A printing material supply system includes a printing device and a cartridge. The printing device has a cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge is removably attached to the cartridge mounting structure. The cartridge mounting structure has a device-side terminal, a lever, a first device-side locking element and a second device-side locking element. The device-side terminal is configured to contact with a cartridge-side terminal. The first device-side locking element is configured as part of the lever. The second device-side locking element is configured to engage with a second locking surface of a second cartridge-side locking element. The cartridge-side terminal has a cartridge-side contact portion configured to be in contact with the device-side terminal. The cartridge-side contact portion is provided on the negative Z-axis side of the second locking surface.

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  • SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harada, Kazumasa Matsumoto, JP 64 874
Kawata, Hidetaka Suwa, JP 18 370
Kodama, Hidetoshi Matsumoto, JP 116 954
Matsuzaki, Kazutoshi Shiojiri, JP 29 390
Mizutani, Tadahiro Shiojiri, JP 163 1240
Nakata, Satoshi Matsumoto, JP 82 688
Nozawa, Izumi Matsumoto, JP 109 1095

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