Patent ID: 9393797
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A terminal unit that is mountable on a cartridge holder including an ink inlet, which draws in ink supplied to an ink ejection head and is located in an inner bottom surface of an accommodation unit that is capable of accommodating an ink cartridge, an electrical connection portion, which is arranged on an inclined surface extending in a direction intersecting the inner bottom surface in the accommodation unit, an accommodation unit positioning portion, which is arranged between the inclined surface and the ink inlet in the accommodation unit, and a lever including a restriction portion capable of restricting movement of the ink cartridge when accommodated in the accommodation unit in a direction in which the ink cartridge is removed from the accommodation unit, the terminal unit comprising: a terminal group configured and arranged to be in contact with the electrical connection portion when the terminal unit is mounted on the cartridge holder; an engaging portion configured and arranged to be engaged with the restriction portion of the lever; and a unit positioning portion engaged to the accommodation unit positioning portion formed in the inner bottom surface of the accommodation unit.