摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image recorder/reader in which the cost for detecting the residual quantity of ink is reduced by using the reading means as a sensor for detecting the residual quantity of ink thereby detecting the residual quantity of ink with high accuracy. SOLUTION: An on-carriage type printer scanner is employed and also used as a sensor for detecting the residual quantity of ink by fixing a light guide thereto. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |