发明名称 Image Forming Apparatus
摘要 An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a liquid cartridge having a plurality of liquid tanks, a cartridge mount, liquid applicators, communication paths to communicably connect the liquid tanks with the liquid applicators, a subsidiary tank arranged in an intermediate position in one of the communication paths, a first remaining amount detector to detect amounts of liquids remaining in the liquid tanks, a first liquid conveyer to transfer the liquid from the communicably connected liquid tank to the subsidiary tank, and a first liquid conveyer controller to manipulate the first liquid conveyer. When an amount of one of the liquids remaining in one of the liquid tanks is smaller than a first predetermined amount, the first liquid conveyer controller manipulates the first liquid conveyer to transfer the other of the liquids remaining in the other of the liquid tanks to the subsidiary tank.
申请公布号 EP2436522(A2) 申请公布日期 2012.04.04
申请号 EP20110181279 申请日期 2011.09.14
申请人 BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 发明人 ITOGAWA, YOSHIHIRO
分类号 B41J2/175;B41J2/18;B41J2/21 主分类号 B41J2/175
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