Patent ID: 8857956
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
1. A cartridge comprising: a substrate comprising a first surface on which an electrical terminal is disposed, the first surface facing a first direction; and an engagement portion comprising: wherein a downstream end of the third surface is disposed downstream from the substrate in the first direction, wherein the cartridge comprises an outlet portion configured to direct liquid from an interior of the cartridge to an exterior of the cartridge in a fourth direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, but not parallel to the second surface or the third surface, wherein the outlet portion is disposed upstream from the substrate in the first direction, wherein the outlet portion is disposed upstream from the third surface in the first direction, wherein the outlet portion is disposed upstream from the second surface in the first direction, wherein the outlet portion is disposed downstream from the substrate in the fourth direction, wherein the third surface is disposed upstream from the substrate in the fourth direction, wherein each of the second direction and the third direction forms an acute angle with the fourth direction, wherein the cartridge further comprises a fourth surface and a fifth surface parallel to each other and extending parallel to the first direction and perpendicular to the second and third surfaces, wherein the substrate is disposed between the engagement portion and the fifth surface with respect to a fifth direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the second surface and the third surface, and wherein the outlet portion is disposed between the engagement portion and the fifth surface with respect to the fifth direction.