发明名称 |
Inkjet cartridge detection and switching apparatus |
摘要 |
An inkjet recording apparatus includes: exchangeable first and second ink cartridges; a recording head which jets ink to a recording medium; an intermediate tank which receives the ink from the ink cartridge and supplies the ink to the recording head; a detecting sensor which detects whether ink residual quantity of an ink cartridge is not more than predetermined quantity based on ink quantity in the intermediate tank; a switching section which, if the ink residual quantity is not more than the predetermined quantity, switches the ink cartridge for supplying the ink to the intermediate tank; a first detector which detects the reset of the first ink cartridge; a second detector which detects the reset of the second ink cartridge; and a controller which, if the first ink cartridge is reset, controls the switching section to switch the second ink cartridge to the first ink cartridge, for supplying the ink.
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申请公布号 |
US7192110(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.03.20 |
申请号 |
US20040916957 |
申请日期 |
2004.08.11 |
申请人 |
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. |
发明人 |
TAGUCHI AKIHIRO;YAMAMOTO NOBUYA;AOKI TETSUSHI;MURAMATSU TAKASHI;MAEKAWARA MINORU;TSUBOTANI SHINGO |
分类号 |
B41J2/195;B41J2/175;B41J29/393 |
主分类号 |
B41J2/195 |
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