| 摘要 |
There is provided an ink cartridge (12) having at least one ink bag (86,87,88) in which ink is housed, and a joint portion (90A) connected to the ink bag and coupled to a printer as required to supply ink. The ink cartridge (12) has a first absorber (12c) that absorbs ink ejected to the outside of a sheet during printing, and a second absorber (108) that directly receives, absorbs, and removes waste ink that may be transferred from a wiper (106) during its operation of wiping off ink or the like remaining on an ejection opening formed surface of the printing head (68). The first and second absorbers (12c,108) are arranged at positions that sandwich the joint portion (90A) between themselves. Thus, the first and second absorbers can effectively collect adhering or leaking ink that may result from the installation and removal of the joint. <IMAGE> |
