Patent ID: 7114800

Claim:
An ink supply system comprising: a recording apparatus having a recording head configured to discharge ink, said recording head including an ink storage chamber storing ink therein and a plurality of ink receiving portions in communication with said ink storage chamber; an ink cartridge detachably attached to said recording apparatus, said ink cartridge including an ink container containing ink therein and a plurality of ink supplying portions complementary to said plurality of ink receiving portions, said plurality of ink supplying portions being in communication with said ink container; said plurality of ink supplying portions being adapted to receive said complementary plurality of ink receiving portions to facilitate supplying ink from said ink container to said ink storage chamber; said recording head including a first positioning component adjacent to said plurality of ink receiving portions, and said ink cartridge including a second positioning component adjacent to said plurality of ink supplying portions; wherein said first and second positioning components are configured to engage each other so as to align said plurality of ink receiving portions relative to said plurality of ink supplying portions, wherein the first positioning component is disposed adjacent to a pair of the plurality of ink receiving portions, wherein the second positioning component is disposed adjacent to a complementary pair of the plurality of ink supplying portions, wherein the first positioning component is disposed between the pair of the plurality of ink receiving portions, and wherein the second positioning component is disposed between the complementary pair of the plurality of ink supplying portions.