发明名称 |
Liquid ejection apparatus |
摘要 |
A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a head having an ejection face; a humid-air supplier including a storage portion for storing humidification liquid containing water and a non-volatile component and configured to perform a humidifying operation in which humid air humidified by the humidification liquid is supplied into a space near the ejection face; and an indicator obtainer configured to obtain an indicator indicating a concentration of the non-volatile component in the humidification liquid in the storage portion. The humidifying operation is performed after the ejection space is switched to the sealed state. An amount of the humid air and/or an amount of water of the humid air to be supplied in the humidifying operation is increased with increase in the concentration indicated by the indicator. |
申请公布号 |
US8814321(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.26 |
申请号 |
US201313852558 |
申请日期 |
2013.03.28 |
申请人 |
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha |
发明人 |
Shimizu Yoichiro;Matoba Kenji |
分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/165 |
代理机构 |
Merchant & Gould PC |
代理人 |
Merchant & Gould PC |
主权项 |
1. A liquid ejection apparatus, comprising:
a head comprising an ejection face that comprises an ejection opening through which liquid is ejected by the head; a humid-air supplier comprising a storage portion for storing humidification liquid comprising water and a non-volatile component, the humid-air supplier being configured to perform a humidifying operation in which humid air humidified by the humidification liquid is supplied into a space located in a vicinity of the ejection face; an indicator obtainer configured to obtain an indicator indicating a concentration of the non-volatile component in the humidification liquid stored in the storage portion; and a controller configured to control the humid-air supplier, the controller being configured to control the humid-air supplier to at least one of: increase a humid-air supply amount in the humidifying operation with an increase in the concentration indicated by the indicator obtained by the indicator obtainer; and increase an amount of water of the humid air to be supplied into the space located in the vicinity of the ejection face in the humidifying operation with the increase in the concentration indicated by the indicator obtained by the indicator obtainer, wherein the humid-air supply amount is an amount of the humid air to be supplied into the space located in the vicinity of the ejection face. |
地址 |
Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken JP |