| 发明名称 | Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium | ||
| 摘要 | An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head tank, a main tank, and a controller. The recording head includes nozzles to discharge liquid droplets. The head tank includes a liquid containing part to contain liquid supplied to the recording head. The main tank contains the liquid supplied to the head tank. The controller controls, after detection of an end state of the main tank, post-end printing using the liquid remaining in the head tank corresponding to the main tank in the end state. The controller permits the post-end printing when an amount of the liquid remaining in the head tank to which the liquid is supplied from the main tank in the end state is a predetermined threshold remaining amount or greater. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9409410(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2016.08.09 |
| 申请号 | US201514878164 | 申请日期 | 2015.10.08 |
| 申请人 | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 发明人 | Sawase Hiroshi |
| 分类号 | B41J2/175 | 主分类号 | B41J2/175 |
| 代理机构 | Cooper & Dunham LLP | 代理人 | Cooper & Dunham LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a recording head including nozzles to discharge liquid droplets; a head tank including a liquid containing part to contain liquid supplied to the recording head; a main tank to contain the liquid supplied to the head tank; and a controller to control, after detection of an end state of the main tank, post-end printing using the liquid remaining in the head tank corresponding to the main tank in the end state, wherein the controller permits the post-end printing when an amount of the liquid remaining in the head tank to which the liquid is supplied from the main tank in the end state is a predetermined threshold remaining amount or greater. | ||
| 地址 | Tokyo JP | ||