Patent ID: 8052259
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. Ink cartridge ( 10 ) which is insertable into an inkjet printer or a cartridge receptacle associated therewith, said ink cartridge ( 10 ) comprising a housing ( 13 ) delimited by two side walls ( 17 , 18 ), a top wall ( 15 ), a base wall ( 16 ) and front ( 12 ) and rear ( 14 ) end walls, on at least one of the end walls ( 12 ) there is arranged a plate ( 21 ) comprising electrical contacts ( 20 ) and an element for storage of cartridge-specific and/or printer-specific data, wherein the plate ( 21 ) is movably mounted to allow movement transversely to a longitudinal extent thereof with the longitudinal extent of the plate corresponding to an insertion direction ( 11 ) of the cartridge ( 10 ), and the plate ( 21 ), in a direction transverse to the longitudinal extent thereof, is wider than an associated portion ( 12 ′) of said at least one of the end walls ( 12 ).