Patent ID: 11878535
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A cartridge that is detachably mounted in a cartridge mounting portion of a printing apparatus including an apparatus-side terminal and a liquid introduction portion receiving a liquid, the cartridge comprising:
a liquid containing body including a liquid containing portion containing the liquid and a liquid supply portion; and
an adapter attached to the liquid containing body and including a terminal arrangement portion which is located on one end side of the adapter in a longitudinal direction and in which a cartridge-side terminal electrically coupled to the apparatus-side terminal is arranged, and an insertion opening portion through which the liquid introduction portion is inserted, wherein
the adapter has a first end and a second end in the longitudinal direction, a center between the first end and the second end in the longitudinal direction, and a notch located at the center,
the terminal arrangement portion is located closer to the first end than to the center in the longitudinal direction, and
the insertion opening portion is located closer to the second end than to the center in the longitudinal direction.