发明名称 |
CARTRIDGE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO AND FROM CARTRIDGE |
摘要 |
An ink cartridge 111 holding a recording material used for printing therein has a sensor substitute module 170 to simulate operations of a cartridge having a built-in sensor. As a control circuit 222 of a printer 200 gives a sensor access instruction to the ink cartridge 111 , the sensor substitute module 170 generates a specific signal and outputs the specific signal via an output module 178 . The specified signal is equivalent to a signal that represents a sufficient level of remaining ink and is expected to be output from the built-in sensor of the cartridge. The ink cartridge 111 is thus applicable to both a printer designed for the use of a cartridge with a built-in sensor and a printer designed for the use of a cartridge without a built-in sensor. Namely the cartridge of the invention is compatible with the cartridge having the built-in sensor.
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申请公布号 |
US2006256154(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2006.11.16 |
申请号 |
US20060460179 |
申请日期 |
2006.07.26 |
申请人 |
KOSUGI YASUHIKO;SARUTA TOSHIHISA |
发明人 |
KOSUGI YASUHIKO;SARUTA TOSHIHISA |
分类号 |
B41J29/393;B41J2/175;B41J29/00;G03G15/08 |
主分类号 |
B41J29/393 |
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