Patent ID: 8794749
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B41J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A printing material container adapted to be attached to a printing apparatus by being inserted into the printing apparatus in an insertion direction, the printing apparatus having a print head and a plurality of apparatus-side electrical contact members, the printing material container comprising: an ink supply opening, having an exit, adapted to supply ink from the ink cartridge to the printing apparatus; a low voltage electronic device adapted to receive and function with a low voltage, the low voltage electronic device comprising a memory device; a high voltage electronic device adapted to receive and function with a high voltage, which is a higher voltage than the low voltage of the low voltage electronic device; and a plurality of container-side terminals having contact portions adapted and positioned to contact corresponding apparatus-side contact forming members so that electrical communication is enabled between the container and the printing apparatus, the contact portions of the terminals including a plurality of low voltage electronic device contact portions electrically coupled to the low voltage electronic device, and a first high voltage electronic device contact portion and a second high voltage electronic device contact portion, each electrically coupled to the high voltage electronic device, wherein: