Patent ID: 6530503
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
An ink bottle set-up device setting up an ink bottle having a positioning projection, comprising:a bottle set-up body having a bottle set-up chamber adapted to receive the ink bottle, and a projection-guide recess guiding the positioning projection; and an ink bottle erroneous set-up prevention mechanism including a projection detecting member detecting that the positioning projection is inserted into the projection-guide recess, and a bottle stopper member allowing the ink bottle to be inserted into the bottle set-up chamber, when the projection detecting member detects that the positioning projection is inserted into the projection-guide recess, for thereby enabling the ink bottle to be set up in a given position of the set-up chamber, the bottle stopper member preventing the ink bottle from being inserted into the bottle set-up chamber when the projection detecting member detects that the positioning projection is out of alignment with the projection-guide recess.