FLUID CARTRIDGE

摘要

An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer includes a bottom face and a front face; an ink interface on the front face of the ink cartridge for connection to a cartridge receiving structure; a guide interface in the bottom face for guiding the cartridge along a straight line during insertion into the cartridge receiving structure for connecting the ink interface; a latch track disposed in the bottom face of the ink cartridge to guide a latch of the cartridge receiving structure; a latch stop disposed in the latch track for engaging the latch, where the latch track comprises a locking track and an unlocking track to accommodate movement of the latch with respect to the latch stop, the locking track being at least partly separate from the unlocking track; and a latch guide for redirecting the latch towards the locking track, rather than the unlocking track.

主权项

1. An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer, the cartridge comprising:
a front face with interfaces, including an ink socket, for connecting the cartridge to a cartridge receiving structure; a bottom face comprising a latch stop and a latch track to guide and retain a latch of the cartridge receiving structure, the latch track comprising a locking track and an unlocking track; a guide track, on the bottom face, for engaging a guide of the cartridge receiving structure for guiding the cartridge along a straight line for connecting the interfaces with the cartridge receiving structure, wherein the guide track has a length of at least 5 μm.