Patent ID: 9669635
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. An ink supply system for supplying ink to the print head of a printing portion of a printing apparatus, the ink supply system comprising: a case having an opening and defining an ink pack storage enclosure, wherein the printing portion is outside of the case; a lid that covers the opening; an ink supply tube coupled to the case and adapted to supply ink from within the ink pack storage enclosure to the print head; the case having an ink pack attachment portion in fluid communication with the ink supply tube; a flexible ink pack removably attached to the ink pack attachment portion within the case, and installable and removable when the lid is opened, such that access to the ink pack storage enclosure is blocked when the lid is closed; and a storage device, containing information about the ink in the ink pack apart from and electronically connected to the printing portion, wherein the flexible ink pack includes: an outlet portion; and a bag portion formed by a first film and a second film facing the first film, an axis line passing through a center of the outlet portion being disposed between the first film and the second film, wherein the first film is close to the case, and the second film is closer to the lid than the first film.