Patent ID: 6283587
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink cartridge device for a printer, including:an ink cartridge having a first surface formed with an ink delivery port, a second surface opposite the first surface and formed with an air inlet port, a deliver port-sealing film for sealing said ink delivery port, and an air inlet port-sealing film for sealing said air inlet port, anda cartridge casing having a casing body and a lid for closing said casing body, said cartridge casing accommodating said ink cartridge,wherein said delivery port-sealing film includes a delivery port-unsealing operation portion fixedly attached to an inner surface of said casing body for peeling said delivery port-sealing film from the delivery port upon removal of the ink cartridge from the cartridge casing, and said air inlet port-sealing film includes an air inlet port-unsealing operation portion fixedly attached to said lid for peeling said air inlet port-sealing film from said air-inlet port upon opening of said lid.