Ink cartridge

摘要

An ink cartridge for supplying ink to a recording head includes a vacuum producing material accommodating portion for accommodating a vacuum producing material; an ink containing portion for containing ink, adjacent the material accommodating portion, with which the ink containing portion is in fluid communication through an opening at a bottom portion; an ink supply opening for permitting supply of the ink, in the material accommodating portion; an inward projection in the ink containing portion; and the projection is not less than 0.2 mm away from a boundary between the material accommodating portion and the ink containing portion.