MATRIX PRINTER AND INTERCHANGEABLE CONTAINER FOR COLOR INK SUPPLY

摘要

The invention relates to an ink jet printer having at least one interchangeable container (16) for printing ink, at least one holding device (10) for receiving the interchangeable container (16), a switching device for blocking and releasing the ink jet printer, a signal transmitter (24) and a signal receiver (28) connected to the switching device, which are disposed in the holding device (10), in addition to a signal transmitting device mounted on the interchangeable container (16) which transmits a release signal from the signal transmitter (24) to the signal receiver (28) when or after the interchangeable container (16) is inserted in the holding device. The signal transmission device is disposed inside the interchangeable container (16) and has a signal input (38), a signal transmission element (40) and a signal output (48).