Patent ID: 6631982
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising:a print cartridge having a discharge head portion for discharging a liquid droplet, the print cartridge being detachably mounted on a carriage; and an ink supplying and connecting mechanism for detachably connecting and communicating an ink needle connected to a tube side with an interconnecting member of a print cartridge side so that ink can be supplied from an ink tank to the print cartridge through a tube, wherein: said print cartridge comprises said discharge head portion for discharging the liquid droplet in response to a received electrical signal; a sub-tank for temporarily storing the ink to be supplied to said discharge head portion; a cartridge body portion for forming an ink flow path for connecting said sub-tank to said discharge head portion; and an ink flow-in member having a cylindrical projection portion into which said interconnecting member is fit, the interconnecting member being formed from a soft material and being for receiving the ink from said ink tank by inserting said ink needle connected to the tube side into said interconnecting member, and the interconnecting member having a small hole and a closing film having a slit formed at an ink needle inserting tip end of said interconnecting members, wherein the small hole of said interconnecting member has an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of said ink needle.