摘要 |
PURPOSE:To reduce an installation space while simplifying replacement work accompanying the consumption of supply ink and recovery of waste ink, and confirm the residue of ink correctly. CONSTITUTION:A longitudinal casing 3 is employed, which is formed into a longitudinal rectangular shape with narrow width, and disposed vertically in a cartridge receptacle 1, and the longitudinal casing 3 includes an atmospheric communication hole 5 made on its upper part, and also includes an ink delivery hole 6 made on its lower part, and further it is equipped integrally with an ink tank part 4 for storing supply ink 8 to a printing head 7 and a waste ink tank part 9 having an absorption member 10 housed in its inner part for recovering waste ink from the printing head 7 through an ink Introduction hole 11. A part facing the ink tank part 4 Is made up of a transparent member 12 in the rear part located at least on an opposite side of the cartridge receptacle 1 of the longitudinal casing 3. |