Patent ID: 8109610

Claim:
A liquid ejecting head mountable to a liquid ejecting apparatus, said liquid ejecting head comprising: a recording element for generating energy for effecting recording by ejecting liquid in response to a driving voltage applied thereto; an electric power line, connected to said recording element, for supplying the driving voltage to said recording element; a grounding electrical line, connected to said recording element, for electrically grounding said recording element; a storing element for storing individual information; and a plurality of head electrical contacts electrically connectable to electrical contacts provided in the apparatus when said head is mounted to the apparatus, said head electrical contacts including a plurality of first electrical contacts, each connected electrically with said storing element, and a plurality of second electrical contacts, each connected electrically with said recording element through said electric power line or said grounding electrical line, wherein adjacent to one side of each of said first electrical contacts, at least one of said second electrical contacts is disposed without any of said first electrical contacts interposed therebetween, and adjacent to the other side of each of said first electrical contacts which is opposite the one side, at least one of said second electrical contacts is disposed without any of said first electrical contacts interposed therebetween.