发明名称 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
摘要 An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes an exhaust unit that discharges air accommodated in a second liquid accommodating unit; a liquid transfer unit that transfers liquid from a first liquid accommodating unit to the second liquid accommodating unit via a liquid supply path and retransfers liquid from the second liquid accommodating unit to the first liquid accommodating unit via the liquid supply path; and a control unit that activates the exhaust unit and the liquid transfer unit according to an air bubble detection result of an air bubble detection unit, controls the liquid transfer unit to transfer a predetermined amount of liquid from the first liquid accommodating unit to the second liquid accommodating unit, and controls the liquid transfer unit to retransfer liquid from the second liquid accommodating unit to the first liquid accommodating unit according to a liquid level detection result of a liquid level detection unit.
申请公布号 US2008218571(A1) 申请公布日期 2008.09.11
申请号 US20080026657 申请日期 2008.02.06
申请人 RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 发明人 NISHIMORI TAKEHIRO
分类号 B41J2/19 主分类号 B41J2/19
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