CONTAINER WITH PRINTING MATERIAL AND BOARD ARRANGED ON CONTAINER WITH PRINTING MATERIAL Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B41J2/175 

FIELD: printing industry.

SUBSTANCE: proposed container with multiple output terminals comprises: 1^st device, 2^nd device and set of output terminals comprising assemblage of 1^st output terminals at least one 2^nd output terminal and at least one 3^rd output terminal. Note here that, assemblage of 1^st terminals is connected with 1^st device and comprises 1^st contact section for contact with appropriate output terminal of aforesaid assemblage of printer output terminals. Second output terminal is connected with 2^nd device and comprises second contact section. Third output terminal serves to detect short circuit between 2^nd terminal and 3^rd terminal and comprises 3^rd contact section. Second contact section, assemblage of 1^st contact sections and 3^rd contact section are arranged to form several lines, and 2^nd contact section is located on the end of one of the aforesaid lines. Invention covers also the board arranged on printing material container.

EFFECT: preventing or reducing cartridge damage caused by short circuit.

79 cl, 47 dwg