Patent ID: 9616671
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A cartridge configured to be mounted to a liquid ejection apparatus including: a mounting assembly configured to connect to the cartridge; a liquid feed port configured to receive a liquid from the cartridge; and a head configured to eject the liquid, the cartridge comprising: a liquid container assembly including a liquid container that is at least partly flexible and is configured to contain the liquid; a pressing assembly including a vessel that is at least partly flexible and is configured to come in contact with the liquid container; a casing that is configured to place the liquid container assembly and the pressing assembly therein; a liquid supply port configured to supply the liquid from the liquid container assembly to the liquid ejection apparatus; a first fluid flow port configured to introduce a fluid supplied from the liquid ejection apparatus into the vessel of the pressing assembly; and a second fluid flow port configured to introduce the fluid supplied from the liquid ejection apparatus into the casing, the liquid supply port, the first fluid flow port, and the second fluid flow port being provided on a front face of the casing in a mounting direction, and the front face of the casing facing the mounting assembly of the liquid ejection apparatus while the cartridge is mounted to the liquid ejection apparatus.