Patent ID: 7832848
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink cartridge mounting device comprising: a housing that forms a mounting space for mounting an ink cartridge; a hollow ink drawing member that protrudes from an inner surface of the housing toward the mounting space, the ink drawing member being inserted into the ink cartridge to draw out an ink stored in the ink cartridge when the ink cartridge is mounted in the mounting space; and an ink flow path forming portion that forms an ink flow path from the interior of the mounting space to the outside of the mounting space, along which ink from the ink drawing member flows when the ink cartridge is removed from the mounting space; wherein the housing comprises: wherein the ink flow path forming portion comprises: wherein a joint portion protrudes from the side wall toward the mounting space so as to surround the ink drawing member, and is configured to fit with the ink cartridge; and wherein the first flow path surface is formed by an inner circumferential surface of the joint portion.