Patent ID: 6871588

Claim:
An ink bottle mounting apparatus, which is used for a stencil printing machine, the apparatus comprising: an ink bottle having a to-be locked portion formed on a side peripheral surface of the ink bottle; and a bottle mounting apparatus body having a bottle insertion chamber into which the ink bottle is inserted, wherein the bottle mounting apparatus body includes a bottle lock member, which is matingly engaged with the to-be locked portion, wherein the to-be locked portion further includes a guide face which puts the lock member and the to-be locked portion into engaged condition by guiding a portion of the lock member in the insertion direction of the ink bottle when the ink bottle is inserted into the chamber, and puts the lock member and the to-be locked portion into an unlocked condition by guiding the portion of the lock member in a removing direction of the ink bottle when the ink bottle is removed from the chamber, and wherein the guide face further includes first guide face which puts the lock member and the to-be locked portion into engaged condition by guiding the portion of the lock member in the insertion direction of the ink bottle when the ink bottle is inserted into the chamber, and second face being provided with the first face and which puts the lock member and the to-be locked portion into the unlocked condition by guiding the portion of the lock member in the removing direction of the ink bottle when the ink bottle is removed from the chamber.