发明名称 |
Liquid jetting apparatus |
摘要 |
There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus including: a liquid jetting head configured to jet liquid; a liquid discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid from the liquid jetting head; a waste liquid recover unit including a waste liquid absorber configured to absorb a waste liquid discharged from the liquid jetting head by the liquid discharge unit and detection electrodes configured to detect a waste liquid amount absorbed into the waste liquid absorber; and a vibration generating source configured to vibrate the waste liquid absorber in a vibration direction, wherein the detection electrodes are disposed to make contact with an end surface defining the waste liquid absorber, and a normal direction of the end surface intersects with the vibration direction. |
申请公布号 |
US8888237(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.11.18 |
申请号 |
US201213587066 |
申请日期 |
2012.08.16 |
申请人 |
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha |
发明人 |
Kondo Hirofumi;Hiwada Shuhei;Sueyasu Masato;Kato Yasuhiro;Higashikawa Reiko;Kubo Tomoyuki;Yamashita Toru;Suzuki Shigeru;Sugahara Hiroto;Hayashi Masayoshi;Nishikawa Tatsuya |
分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
代理机构 |
Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP |
代理人 |
Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP |
主权项 |
1. A liquid jetting apparatus which jets liquid onto a medium comprising:
a liquid jetting head configured to jet the liquid; a liquid discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid from the liquid jetting head; a waste liquid recover unit including a waste liquid absorber configured to absorb a waste liquid discharged from the liquid jetting head by the liquid discharge unit and detection electrodes configured to detect a waste liquid amount absorbed into the waste liquid absorber; and a vibration generating source configured to vibrate the waste liquid absorber in a vibration direction; wherein the detection electrodes are disposed to make contact with an end surface defining the waste liquid absorber, and a normal direction of the end surface intersects with the vibration direction; wherein the vibration generating source includes a head driving mechanism configured to move the liquid jetting head in a scanning direction; wherein the vibration direction includes a component parallel to the scanning direction; and wherein the detection electrodes are brought in contact with an end surface, of the waste liquid absorber, which is along the scanning direction. |
地址 |
Aichi-ken JP |