REPLACEABLE INK CONTAINER AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

PURPOSE: A replaceable ink container and assembling method therefor is provided to achieve a high reliability on connecting a fluid to a printer, while reducing cost and allowing the ink container to be easily manufactured. CONSTITUTION: A replaceable ink container(12) has an ink tank in which the ink to be supplied to a printing head is stored. The replaceable ink container is fixed to a storage station by a latch(30). The latch has a load to be meshed with the ink tank and a handle of the opposite side to the load. The handle is elastically biased in a direction away from the ink tank. The replaceable ink container is released from a storage station(14) by exciting the handle towards the ink tank.