Patent ID: 6869168

Claim:
A tape provided with a base, comprising: a tape-like frame member having an electrical wiring, said tape-like frame member including said base provided with elements for generating energy for ejecting a liquid to be used for printing through ejection ports, said base having a power-supplying electrode for receiving electrical power supplied to said elements from a source outside of said base, a conductive layer for forming said electrical wiring, and a tape member for supporting said conductive layer; a dummy electrode provided at said base, said dummy electrode not receiving electricity from the source outside of said base; a power-supplying connecting portion formed of a first portion of said conductive layer, said power-supplying connecting portion not being supported by said tape member, and said power-supplying connecting portion being conductively bonded to said power-supplying electrode; and a dummy electrode connecting portion formed of a second portion of said conductive layer, said dummy electrode connecting portion not being supported by said tape member, and said dummy electrode connecting portion being conductively bonded to said dummy electrode to which electricity is not supplied, wherein said dummy electrode connecting portion forms reinforcement portions for reinforcing a junction between said power-supplying connecting portion and said power-supplying electrode by bonding said dummy electrode connecting portion to said dummy electrode so as to hold said tape-like frame member to said base.