发明名称 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING DROPLETS
摘要 An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head tank, a main tank, a liquid feed device, a measurement unit, and a supply controller. The head tank includes a liquid storage portion, a liquid level detection member, and an air release unit. When the feed device feeds liquid from the main tank to the head tank with an interior of the storage portion opened relative to an atmosphere and the detection member does not detect a liquid level of the liquid after a threshold time, the supply controller controls the air release unit to close the interior of the storage portion and determines whether a measurement value of a consumption amount of the liquid is a threshold value or lower. When the measurement value is the threshold value or lower, the supply controller performs a reverse feed control to drive the feed device to feed the liquid in reverse.
申请公布号 US2013321501(A1) 申请公布日期 2013.12.05
申请号 US201313900699 申请日期 2013.05.23
申请人 IGARASHI MASANORI;RICOH COMPANY, LTD. TOYKO 发明人 IGARASHI MASANORI
分类号 B41J2/175 主分类号 B41J2/175
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