发明名称 |
Inkjet printer |
摘要 |
An inkjet printer inkjet printer includes an inkjet head having a nozzle surface, a first tank for storing ink to be supplied to the inkjet head, a second tank for receiving ink that is not consumed by the inkjet head, an ink circulation path, a third tank directly or indirectly connected with a path from the second tank to the first tank on the ink circulation path, and a hermetic sealer for making the first and second tanks in a hermetically-sealed state. In a waiting mode in which ink is not circulated, the first and second tank is made in the hermetically-sealed state by the hermetic sealer and the third tank is made in an atmospherically-released state. |
申请公布号 |
US9566797(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.02.14 |
申请号 |
US201615091084 |
申请日期 |
2016.04.05 |
申请人 |
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION |
发明人 |
Nishiyama Akira;Tsujino Naoto |
分类号 |
B41J2/15;B41J2/18 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/15 |
代理机构 |
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C. |
代理人 |
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C. |
主权项 |
1. An inkjet printer comprising:
an inkjet head that has a nozzle surface on which nozzles for ejecting ink are opened; a first tank that stores ink to be supplied to the inkjet head; a second tank that receives ink that is not consumed by the inkjet head; an ink circulation path through which ink is circulated among the inkjet head, the first tank and the second tank; a third tank that is directly or indirectly connected with a path from the second tank to the first tank on the ink circulation path, and stores ink; and a hermetic sealer that makes the first tank and the second tank in a hermetically-sealed state that is hermetically sealed from atmosphere, wherein the first tank and the second tank are made in the hermetically-sealed state by the hermetic sealer in a waiting mode in which ink is not circulated, and the third tank is made in an atmospherically-released state in the waiting mode. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |