Title:
LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018047587
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rapidly start discharge state determination processing for determining a discharge state of liquid of a discharge part.SOLUTION: A liquid discharge device includes a discharge part for discharging liquid from nozzles, a cap for covering the nozzles, a determination part for determining a discharge state of the liquid of the discharge part. The determination part can execute determination by a first determination mode for performing the determination when the cap covers the nozzles, and a second determination mode for performing the determination when the cap does not cover the nozzles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Inventors:
HOSOKAWA YASUHIRO
SUZUKI TOSHIYUKI
SUZUKI TOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
JP2016183615A
Publication Date:
March 29, 2018
Filing Date:
September 21, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B41J2/01; B41J2/165
Domestic Patent References:
JP2004276273A | 2004-10-07 | |||
JP2011240564A | 2011-12-01 | |||
JP2015208870A | 2015-11-24 | |||
JP2016175264A | 2016-10-06 | |||
JP2009090630A | 2009-04-30 |
Foreign References:
US20100177134A1 | 2010-07-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Obayashi
Seiichi Takada
Taro Takahashi
Seiichi Takada
Taro Takahashi
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