Patent ID: 7850294

Claim:
An ink-cartridge accommodation device comprising: a case which has a front opening and which accommodates an ink cartridge storing ink so as to permit the ink cartridge to be inserted into and withdrawn from the case through the front opening; and a connector which is disposed so as to be opposed to the front opening and which is to be connected to an ink supply portion of the ink cartridge, the connector comprising (a) an ink introducing pipe portion projecting from an inside of the case toward the front opening, (b) a guide rib portion provided around the ink introducing pipe portion so as to project from an inside of the case toward the front opening for guiding the ink supply portion, and (c) a wall which is formed at a position located on a rear side of respective distal ends of the ink introducing pipe portion and the guide rib portion and which faces toward the front opening, the wall having a drain hole provided in the wall at a position between the ink introducing pipe portion and the guide rib portion to drain the ink.