Patent ID: 7393091

Claim:
A liquid ejection apparatus comprising: a cartridge holder; a liquid cartridge detachably mounted on the cartridge holder and storing liquid, the liquid in the liquid cartridge attached to the cartridge holder being ejected toward a target; a slide member and a rotating member, wherein: said slide member is slidably supported at said cartridge holder, the slide member slides along an insertion direction of the liquid cartridge between a first position and a second position, and the insertion direction is a direction in which the liquid cartridge is inserted into the cartridge holder when the liquid cartridge is attached to the cartridge holder, and said rotating member is rotatably supported at said cartridge holder, rotation of the rotating member is linked to sliding of said slide member, and when the slide member moves to the second position from the first position, the rotating member displaces so as not to allow removal of the liquid cartridge from the cartridge holder, and when the slide member moves to the first position from the second position, the rotating member displaces to allow removal of the liquid cartridge from the cartridge holder; and a liquid supply needle connected to said liquid cartridge, wherein the liquid supply needle is movably inserted through said slide member, and said slide member includes liquid absorbing means integrated with the slide member to surround the liquid supply needle and to absorb liquid leakage.