Patent ID: 11919315
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 printing apparatus including a liquid introduction portion, the cartridge comprising:
a liquid containing portion containing a liquid;
a liquid supply portion coupled to the liquid introduction portion and supplying the liquid to the printing apparatus;
an arrangement portion having the liquid supply portion arranged inside thereof and having a bottom wall in which an opening portion through which the liquid introduction portion is inserted is formed; and
a film peelably attached to the arrangement portion while covering the opening portion, wherein
the arrangement portion further has a mounting element cooperating with the printing apparatus in at least one of a mounting process which is a process for mounting the cartridge in the printing apparatus and a mounted state in which the cartridge is mounted in the printing apparatus,
the mounting element includes a cartridge-side identification member with at least one or more ribs, each rib being at a respective position on the mounting element,
the cartridge-side identification member has a pattern shape corresponding to a number of the one or more ribs and the position of each rib on the mounting element, the pattern shape indicating a color of the liquid based on the number of the one or more ribs and the position of each rib on the mounting element, and
the film is arranged at a position where the film is interposed between the printing apparatus and the mounting element when the mounting process is performed in a state in which the film is attached to the arrangement portion.