Printing fluid cartridge, printing apparatus, and use of printing fluid cartridge

摘要

A printing fluid cartridge includes a front face oriented toward a first direction, a printing fluid supply portion positioned at the front face, a rear face positioned opposite the front face and oriented toward a second direction opposite the first direction, at least one electrical interface positioned between the front face and the rear face, and an engagement surface facing in the second direction. The at least one electrical interface is offset from the printing supply portion with respect to a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The at least one electrical interface is positioned closer to the front face than the engagement surface is, and the at least one electrical interface and the engagement surface intersect a plane which is parallel with the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction.

主权项

1. A printing fluid cartridge comprising:
a front face oriented toward a first direction; a printing fluid supply portion extending in the first direction; a rear face positioned opposite the front face and oriented toward a second direction opposite the first direction; a top face extending between the front face and the rear face; at least one electrical interface positioned between the front face and the rear face; an engagement surface facing in the second direction; side walls; and a guide portion positioned at the top face and comprising a pair of ribs, wherein the at least one electrical interface is positioned between the pair of ribs, the at least one electrical interface is offset from the printing fluid supply portion with respect to a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and the at least one electrical interface is positioned closer to the front face than the engagement surface is, and the at least one electrical interface comprises at least a first electrical interface, a second electrical interface, and a third electrical interface which are aligned and spaced apart from each other in a fourth direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction, the first electrical interface and the engagement surface intersect a first single plane which is parallel with the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction, the second electrical interface and the engagement surface intersect a second single plane which is parallel with the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction, and the third electrical interface and the engagement surface intersect a third single plane which is parallel with the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction, and a width of the guide portion between outer surfaces of the pair of ribs in the fourth direction is less than a width of the printing fluid cartridge between outer surfaces of the side walls.