| 摘要 |
A liquid supply apparatus, which supplies a liquid or liquids stored in liquid cartridges of a plurality of types, includes a plurality of cartridge installing sections to which the liquid cartridges of the plurality of types are detachably installable, wherein a plurality of connection ports, which correspond to supply ports formed for the liquid cartridges of the plurality of types respectively, are formed at mutually different positions of the respective cartridge installing sections. |
| 主权项 |
1. A liquid supply apparatus comprising:
a first cartridge comprising a first one of a single type of a cartridge body; and a second cartridge comprising a second one of the single type of the cartridge body, wherein the single type of the cartridge body comprises:
an inner surface defining a single storage chamber in which a first liquid of the first cartridge or a second liquid of the second cartridge is stored,an outer surface, andN number of communication holes, where N is an integer greater than one,wherein each of the N number of communication holes communicates the inner surface and the outer surface, and is configured to guide a flow of the first liquid or the second liquid out of the single storage chamber, andwherein a first communication hole of the N number of communication holes is designated as a first liquid supply hole, and a second communication hole of the N number of communication holes is designated as a second liquid supply hole, wherein the first liquid supply hole is different from the second liquid supply hole, wherein the first cartridge further comprises N−1 number of seal members, wherein each of the N−1 number of the seal members of the first cartridge is applied to the inner surface of the cartridge body of the first cartridge to seal a corresponding one of the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the first cartridge except the first liquid supply hole, and wherein the second cartridge further comprises N−1 number of seal members, wherein each of the N−1 number of the seal members of the second cartridge is applied to the inner surface of the cartridge body of the second cartridge to seal a corresponding one of the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the second cartridge except the second liquid supply hole, wherein the liquid supply apparatus further comprises:
a first cartridge installing section comprising N number of protruding members,
wherein the N number of protruding members of the first cartridge installing section are configured to be insertable into the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the first cartridge, respectively,wherein each of the N number of protruding members of the first cartridge installing section defines a connection port that is configured to mate with a corresponding one of the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the first cartridge in a case that the N number of protruding members of the first cartridge installing section are inserted into the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the first cartridge,wherein the connection port of the protruding member mating with the first liquid supply hole of the cartridge body of the first cartridge is configured to further guide the flow of the first liquid flown from the single storage chamber of the cartridge body of the first cartridge, andwherein the connection ports of the remaining protruding members are configured to abut against the N−1 number of seal members of the first cartridge in a case that the N number of protruding members of the first cartridge installing section are inserted into the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the first cartridge, anda second cartridge installing section comprising N number of protruding members,
wherein the N number of protruding members of the second cartridge installing section are configured to be insertable into the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the second cartridge, respectively,wherein each of the N number of protruding members of the second cartridge installing section defines a connection port that is configured to mate with a corresponding one of the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the second cartridge in a case that the N number of protruding members of the second cartridge installing section are inserted into the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the second cartridge,wherein the connection port of the protruding member mating with the second liquid supply hole of the cartridge body of the second cartridge is configured to further guide the flow of the second liquid flown from the single storage chamber of the cartridge body of the second cartridge, andwherein the connection ports of the remaining protruding members abut against the N−1 number of seal members of the second cartridge in a case that the N number of protruding members of the second cartridge installing section are inserted into the N number of communication holes of the cartridge body of the second cartridge. |
